| After trying two different weight loss programs, | | | | keep filling my glass with water throughout the |
| flushing my money down the toilet and not | | | | day. I always know if I've been drinking enough |
| getting the results I wanted, I did my own | | | | water that way! |
| research on the healthy way to lose weight. After | | | | Second, eliminate sugar from your diet. Sugar is |
| this extensive search I concluded that there are | | | | actually keeping us fat. Sugar increases the |
| two tips that you should do right now to help you | | | | production of insulin. The insulin surge tells our |
| lose weight and be healthy. | | | | body to start storing fat. And then it becomes |
| First, drink half your weight in ounces, of water | | | | like a Yo-yo. When our insulin drops we feel tired |
| daily. Often it's even more than the traditional | | | | and more hungry, so we eat more and often |
| drink 8 glasses of water a day that we've been | | | | make unhealthy choices to satisfy our cravings. I |
| told. You have most likely heard about the health | | | | know several people that quit drinking Coke and |
| benefits of water, but will drinking plenty of water | | | | lost 5 pounds. And while, it's important to eliminate |
| really help with weight loss? And won't I look | | | | processed sugar from your diet, any healthy diet |
| bloated? The truth is that most of us are | | | | plan would also tell you to eliminate artificial |
| severely dehydrated. By drinking water we flush | | | | sweeteners as well. They are bad for the body. |
| our kidneys and allow them to do their job | | | | You only have to Google the artificial sweeteners |
| properly. This allows the liver to do it's job | | | | to find studies about the ill effects of them. |
| properly which is converting fat into energy. When | | | | The three natural sweeteners I use are: Agave |
| we are dehydrated, our liver has to take up the | | | | Nectar, Stevia and Xylitol. They are all natural |
| slack for the kidneys, which means that are | | | | sweeteners and they are low on the glycemic |
| bodies are not burning fat efficiently. | | | | index. Plus they don't leave a funky after taste |
| Also, when we are dehydrated, our bodies | | | | like some of the artificial sweeteners. And Xylitol |
| actually store (or hold on to) more water to | | | | is even good for your teeth! How many |
| prevent us from absolute dehydration. So by | | | | sweeteners can you say that about? |
| drinking more water, your body realizes that it | | | | I don't drink Soda anymore. If I want a soda I |
| does not need to store as much water because | | | | drink Zevia which a soda made from Stevia. It |
| it's getting hydrated regularly. So drinking water | | | | tastes great. I still drink these in limited quantity |
| should be a part of ANY healthy weight loss | | | | though, as well, and have water as my main drink. |
| program. Again, if you're 200 pounds, you should | | | | (I flavor my water with lemon and sometimes a |
| be drinking 100 ounces of water daily. Here's a | | | | packet of Xylitol to make a nice "lemonade" drink). |
| simple tip I've done to help me reach that daily | | | | All in all, any healthy weight loss program will tell |
| number. In the morning I get up and fill two | | | | you to drink plenty of water and to eliminate |
| pitchers with the amount of water I'm supposed | | | | processed sugar from your diet. |
| to drink daily. Then I just take a regular glass and | | | | |