3 fat burning tricks
Found this online.. Exercise makes you happy, healthy, sexy, and, unfortunately—really, really hungry. Back when I had the time to log many workouts every week, I fought constantly not to eat back all the calories I burned. Sometimes I was successful, other times—like the day I came back from a lunchtime power yoga class to find a monster brownie on my desk—not so much. You want to fuel your body when you work out of course, but not with mammoth brownies or seconds of pasta, or giant protein shakes you could swim in. A better idea: Understand the source of your raging appetite. Exercise is believed to trigger the release of a hunger-boosting hormone called ghrelin (it sounds like gremlin for a reason). It’s meant to protect the body from losing too much weight too quickly, but considering most gyms practically have a food court these days, that’s not a danger most of us face. Here’s how I keep the ghrelins at bay:
Snack First, Sweat Later Twenty minutes later, to be exact. Exercising on an empty stomach lowers blood sugar, which can increase your appetite so you inhale your food later. You can always go for that pre-workout stalwart, a banana, but I’m not a huge fan, so I reach for about 4 ounces of yogurt or another carb-rich snack instead. Take Preemptive Notes Writing down everything you consume is a proven way to lose weight, but try this trick: Do it before you eat. Seeing what you’re about to put in your mouth—on paper—gives you instant perspective. Case in point: “Turkey sandwich plus two bags of chips plus a soda plus five of those cookies my co-worker brought it.” Would you eat all that? I think not. Drink Lots of Water—On the Rocks Studies show people who drink water regularly eat 200 fewer calories a day. (Here are some other sneaky tips to get rid of extra calories.) If you make it ice-cold, you may even burn extra calories without trying—researchers in Germany found that drinking six glasses of ice water a day can raise you metabolism by 50 calories. I’ll drink (a whole lotta frigid H20) to that!
During this period of little to no outdoors exercise due to the smoke, i am kind of doing an experiment with my hunger levels by observing how hungry I feel. I am heavier on the conditioning stuff, like slow stretches, yoga and calisthentics.
My DH often says i am probably aggravating hunger by all the physical activity I do, and once in a while, i do think about that.
It is one reason why I backed off of heavier exercise loads, as well as realizing that my food plan is 80-90% of why i lose weight. i proved that on WW years gao...i purposely backed off exercise levels i was known to do and stuck to WW points, and by golly, i lost at an exciting rate.
Take Preemptive Notes
Writing down everything you consume is a proven way to lose weight, but try this trick: Do it before you eat. Seeing what you’re about to put in your mouth—on paper—gives you instant perspective. Case in point: “Turkey sandwich plus two bags of chips plus a soda plus five of those cookies my co-worker brought it.” Would you eat all that? I think not.
That is my favorite tip you posted! I don't write mine down, but almost every day i know what my food plan is for the day and it is easier, acutally a relief, to stick to that. I even say to the unexpected birthday party in the lounge...sorry, i have my apple/chocolate drink/etc, you guys go ahead.
Luckily, DH and I talk about what is on the agenda for supper, and i plan the rest of my day accordingly. If he suggests a high grain supper, I eat none for the daytime. If he wants a salad/meats, I know I am free to have grains at lunch or breakfast.
If I know I am going out for lunch, I picture myself ordering the better choice for me. I almost never just go out spontaneously. If office peeps pick up and suddenly go out, I rarely if ever go off plan and go with them. They are used to me saying, no i'll see you guys back here.
I liked your post - thanks!
