7 Healthy No Nonsense Weight Loss Tips

Weight loss is one of those issues that generates a lot of information, leaving the consumer lost as to which are the best weight loss tips and which diets to follow. But if you take a no-nonsense look at it, and remember that losing weight is a slow and steady process, it’s much easier to know when something is worth trying.

Here are seven no nonsense weight loss tips:

Eat More Often

This might sound anti-intuitive, but it’s really very sensible. Eating smaller meals more often, you will eat less overall because that point of starvation that causes overeating never happens. Aim for four to six meals of around 300 calories each, and eat every four or so hours to keep blood sugar steady and stomach full. Three hundred calories may seem like not much, but keep in mind that vegetables have very few calories, and so you can eat a huge salad or bowl of soup for the same number of calories in one candybar.

Include More Fiber

Fiber gives a sense of fullness and keeps you full longer. It keeps the intestines working and takes longer to digest, burning more calories as the body works on it. It helps maintain blood sugar so there’s no late-afternoon crash to contend with. Aim for 20-35 grams a day for adults.

Get Five Colors, Textures and Flavors Into Every Meal

The more varied the colors, textures and flavors on a plate, the more varied the nutrients represented, and the more balanced the meal will be without having to fuss over it. There’s a Japanese saying that says every meal should aim for five of each: five different colors, flavors, and textures, and they should know. The Japanese are generally among the healthiest people in the world.

Eat Seasonally

For one, eating what’s in season encourages creativity and diet diversity. For another, seasonal foods are at the peak of their healthiness and taste their best. Eating foods that are in season right now encourages healthier eating habits just by including more fruits and vegetables. Weight loss follows naturally! Look online for lists of what’s in season by month, or see what’s most abundant at the grocery.

Move Around More

Exercise is exercise, however you get it. Try walking up stairs instead of taking the elevator. Walk to the store if it’s less than a mile. Do jumping jacks during commercial breaks. Join a yoga class. Just find something that you enjoy doing, and do it as often as you can to break up the sitting around that modern life encourages.

Drink More Water

Hydrated bodies are happy bodies, and they’re more able to digest food and wash away wastes, both of which help with healthy weights. Try to get at least eight glasses of water a day.

Use Smaller Plates

The size of the plates people have been eating off of has been growing since the 50s, and the weight of the people eating has grown, too. So go back to basics, and eat from smaller plates. It’s easier to clean your plate without going overboard, and once the adjustment period is past, you’ll feel just as full as before. Just don’t go back for thirds and fourths!

Following these few simple weight loss tips can help anyone start the journey back to a healthy weight. Better yet, it can help anyone maintain those healthy weights once they’ve been reached. These’re simple, straight-forward and easy to do weight loss tips. And best of all, there’s nothing to lose but unhealthy pounds!