10 Proven Ways to Lose Weight Naturally

Hi, this is Kong, your friendly pharmacist. I know that most of you have been stuck in lockdown and you really want to lose weight. As most of us have been stuck at home and then we have been eating and not exercising and getting out enough. So if you really want to lose weight, I have some tips for you. Let me share with you 10 Proven Ways to Lose Weight Naturally. There are actually many natural methods that you can do to lose weight and all of them are proven. 

1. You need to add more protein to your diet. During weight lose actually protein is very important ' the king of nutrients'. You burn more calories when digesting and metabolizing the protein you eat so. High protein diet can easily metabolize up to 80 to 100 calories per day. High protein diet also makes you more full so to reduce your appetite. Telling you 'Don't eat so much already." Consuming high protein breakfast (like eggs) can have a powerful effect.

2. You need to eat whole and single ingredients foods. Eat based on diet on whole single ingredients food to eliminate the majority of all the added sugars, added fat and all the processed food in not good for you. Most whole foods are naturally are filling, very easy to make you feel full. Making it so easy to have a healthy calorie limit.  Eating whole foods also provide your body with so many nutrients it needs to function properly. 

3. Avoid consuming processed foods. All this processed food actually not very healthy. They are high in added sugars, and so many added fats and calories, processed foods are engineered to make you eat as much as possible. They are more likely to cause addictive like eating than unprocessed foods.

 4. Always stock up on healthy foods istead of buying all the unhealthy foods. You keep at home really affects your weight and eating behaviour. By keeping a lot of healthy food at home, you can reduce your chances or your family members' chances of eating unhealthily. There are many healthy food such as yogurt, whole fruits, carrots, half- boiled eggs and those natural snacks that are also easy to prepare and you can take everywhere you can go. 

5. Reduce your intake of sugar. Eating a lot of sugar will cause lots of problem, for example, heart diseases, diabetes, and even cancer. Always minimum or intake of sugar as it will impact your diet. 

6. Drinking a lot of water. There is actually truth to be claim that drinking water can actually help with weight loss. Drinking 0.5 litres (17oz) may increase the calories you burn 24-30% for an hour afterwards. Drinking water before meals may also lead to reduce calorie intake, because you know you will get full easier especially for middle age and older people. Water is very good for weight loss as it replaces other beverages that are high in calories and sugar. So, water is better than soft drinks. 

7. Drink unsweetened coffees. I know that you love coffees and it contains antioxidants. But coffee can help weight lose if you don't put in so much sugar and it will increase the energy level that you burn. Caffeinated coffee will boost your metabolism 3-11% and reduce problems like diabetes. Black coffee is also very weight loss friendly. It can make you feel full, most importantly has very few calories. 

8. Supplement with glucomannan. Glucomannan is several weight loss pills, that have been proven to work. It is a water- soluble natural fibre that comes from konjac plant which is the elephant yam. Glucomannan is low in calories, take up space in the stomach and delays stomach emptying. Hence, you feel full easily. It helps to reducs the absorption of proteins and fats and also feeds the gut with good bacteria. 

9. Avoid liquid calories like Coca-Cola. Liquid calories come from beverages like sugary soft drinks, fruit juices, chocolate milk and energy drinks. These drinks are bad for health that's why your mother has been telling you for years, right. It also can increase obesity. Studies hace shown that 60% increase in the risk of obesity among children if you give them a lot of sugary beverages. So don't do it. 

10. Limit your intake of refined carbs. Refined carbs are carbohydrates that most of their nutritious and fiber removed. Moreover, this process leaves you with nothing actually. It is easily digestible carbs that increase overeating and get more diseases. The main dietary source of the refined carbs is white flour, white bread, white rice, soda, snacks, sweets and cereals which added sugar. 

Finally, now you know the ways to lose weight naturally and even if you don't lose weight. Let's make a bet and try not to put on more this year especially when the lockdown is still continuing. 

Bye~ see you next time.