5 fast weight loss tips!

So how many of you are looking for that fast/quick fix to lose weight. To be honest there are your weight loss pills and your crash diets, but I hope we all know it is just a temporary fix. You can do them all you want but I PROMISE you will gain all your weight back that you lost and then some!

1. If you have a special event coming up in a week, or a wedding I would tell you to cut back on all sugars and starches. That means FRUIT people! A lot of you mistake carbs as being just pasta and breads but the reality is an apple is a carb too!

 2. Cut back on all your alcohol even cut it out completely if you can! This will stall the way your body breaks down food by 3 days. So that puts your weight loss goals 3 days behind your goal date.

3. Drink lots of water. Yes this is something you hear all the time but seriously, it keeps you fuller longer. This goes along with eating foods that hold a lot of water such as;

• fruits: grapefruits, watermelon, melon, berries etc.
• vegetables: celery, cucumbers, tomatoes
• broth based soups
• oatmeal

4. One of my favorite tips, and top reason people are over weight: eat until you are 80% full. Listen every time you eat it should not be a thanksgiving dinner! You will eat again, no need to get it in all in one sitting. You should feel comfortable after you eat, not the feeling of  "Ugh, Im gonna explode" or "Food Coma!!"
     This was my problem, a way to help myself and other is to drink a seltzer with their meals. Honestly its a 0 calorie drink that is not as boring as water and the carbonation helps fill your belly up.
     Another technique is to use smaller plates when you serve yourself food. Or for dinner eat half and take the rest home. But put the other half aside before you start eating.

5. Workout 2 times a day. One in the morning and one at night. Even if its 20 minutes each! The more times a day you get your metabolism working the more calories you will burn. Also your body becomes to used to doing everything at one point of the day breaking it up will make your body have to work that much harder to find some energy storage's that will then burn fat. For example do your cardio in the AM and circuit in the PM. Switch it up after a month!

PS. this also helps release those endorphins that make you feel good inside and happy. Helps release stress. Now imagine that 2 times a day versus ONE!