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#4 Lemon water helps fat burning
Lemon and hot water is one of the most popular and widely known home remedies. Many people drink the juice of lemon in a glass of warm water, sometimes with a teaspoon of honey, usually on an empty stomach. But lemon water is also good for eliminating toxins from the body and keeping digestive system and liver healthy.
Build up toxins in the bloodstream slow down metabolism, and slow metabolism leads to faster weight gain. That’s why it’s important to drink and eat proper food that help with detoxification. Apart from helping remove toxins from the body, lemon contains pectin, a fiber found in fruits (grains), which helps you feel fuller longer and less hungry. Lemon juice also has only 27 calories per 1/2 cup, which makes it a great and healthy alternative to high calorie fruit juices.
Moreover, lemon stimulates your immune system (rich in vitamin C) and contains significant amounts of potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and citric acid.
#5 Visualization is important for weight loss
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When people don’t see quick results, they easily give up. People who wish to lose weight often go through a lot of psychological abuse. With self-criticism and negative self-talk, such behavior can lead to restrictive dieting, and unrealistic diet program. One needs to have more compassion with oneself because self-compassion increases motivation and helps a person avoid repeating the same mistakes, the research shows.
And while motivation is very important to keep up with a weight-loss program, staying motivated is not that simple for some dieters. Some people have strong willpower, and others can found motivation quickly, be focused and concentrated on the goals they need to reach. Setting goals and visualizing the results is a good way to stay motivated. If you need some help with visualization, you might want to check out the new application called Better Body Image, which claims to help you see how you would look like in six weeks if you follow certain exercise program and a diet.
The application is based on decades of research, the diet recommendations are based on consuming about 200 fewer calories per day and the exercise recommendations are based on a person’s body type. It’s also very simple to use: users take a picture of themselves and the app shows the changes of their arms, chest, waist, abdomen, hips and thighs in six weeks if they eat accordingly and follow the exercise program the BBI app provides.
One can use different methods to visualize the results. Whichever you choose, make sure your motivation is strong.
#6 Sleep deprivation hinders fat loss
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Weight loss is not only about choosing the right diet program or regular exercising; it’s about all that and more importantly a healthy lifestyle. In numerous ways, sleep is helping us stay healthy, but when it comes to weight loss, sleep deprivation can lead to overeating and craving for junk food, studies have showed.
Researchers at the University of Chicago found that lack of sleep leads people to feel hungrier, and sleep deprivation hinders fat loss. Getting enough sleep (the recommended eight hours), on the other hand, can help lower the food cravings in adults, helping one to keep up with a healthy diet choices and healthier lifestyle. When we don’t sleep enough, the levels of the hormone ghrelin raise and we crave for certain food. Sleep deprivation can also be detrimental to your overall health.
Remember: quality sleep is important part of any diet program you choose.