| This article contains 10 very doable and | | | | many preservatives must have been added! |
| simple tips to help you shift those | | | | 4. Eat more veg. Vegetables are great |
| extra pounds. Get rid of those extra | | | | when it comes to losing pounds. As with |
| calories and pounds as early as you can | | | | fruit, try and eat fresh veg as opposed |
| and try to enjoy life the best you can | | | | to tinned or frozen. Include a salad in |
| without inviting all those terrible | | | | your diet every day. |
| diseases that come with a few extra | | | | 5. Watch what you eat. The difference |
| pounds. | | | | between man and animal is that animals |
| 1. Drink plenty of water. Your body | | | | are driven by instinct while we are |
| needs a lot of water. It is not just way | | | | driven by intelligence (well, we should |
| to flush out toxin but if you have more | | | | be!) Do not eat just because you are |
| water in your body you will generally | | | | bored or you feel like eating. Ask |
| feel healthier and fitter. This in | | | | yourself if your body really needs it or |
| itself will discourage any tendency to | | | | not. |
| gorge on junk food. The best thing about | | | | 6. Control your sweet tooth. Remember |
| water is that is has no calories at all! | | | | that sweet things generally mean more |
| Start your day with a glass of water. It | | | | calories. |
| lets out all your digestive juices and | | | | 7. Have fixed meal times. Try to eat at |
| it is good for you. | | | | fixed times of the day and stick to it |
| 2. Avoid fizzy drinks. All those sodas | | | | as much as possible. Otherwise you could |
| and fizzy drinks are sweetened with | | | | easily spend a day picking at junk food |
| sugar and sugar means calories. The more | | | | and not actually eat a proper meal. |
| you can cut out on these sweetened | | | | 8. Avoid fried foods. The more fried |
| bottle drinks, the better for you. So if | | | | foods you can avoid, the better for you! |
| you must drink sodas, then stick to diet | | | | They are cooked solely in oil which is |
| sodas. | | | | no no if you are trying to shift a few |
| 3. Turn up the fruit! There are so many | | | | extra pounds. |
| reasons to increase your intake of fresh | | | | 9. Make chocolate and sweets a luxury |
| fruit. They contain fibre, which | | | | and not a routine. Chocolate and sweets |
| prevents constipation and assists in a | | | | should not be part of your diet. Keep |
| healthy digestive system. They are an | | | | them as a treat. Do not indulge in them |
| excellent source of vital vitamins and | | | | too much. |
| minerals. Where possible, choose fresh | | | | 10. Do not skip breakfast. Try to eat |
| fruit over canned or processed fruit. | | | | breakfast within 1 hour of waking. That |
| Processed fruits are nearly always | | | | way your body has time to charge itself |
| sweetened and if you look at the expiry | | | | with the energy it needs for the day |
| date on the tin, you will see just how | | | | ahead. |