Five Common Diet Tips That Really Work - And Why

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Article Title: Five Common Diet Tips That Really Work - And Why

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Losing weight is a national preoccupation. I challenge anyone

to turn on the television or radio, surf online or open a

magazine without finding an advertisement for a weight loss

product or an endorsement for a new diet or eating plan.

Everyone wants to be healthy and look their best, and for

possibly the first time in the last half century, those two

things happen to coincide. The current ideal of beauty is far

closer to what's attainable by a 'real' person than it has been

in decades. Thanks to the recent popularity of actresses and

singers who aren’t rail thin, coat hangers are out and healthy

muscles and curves are in.

If you've been working toward that comfortable ideal body

weight, chances are that you've read the same diet and weight

loss tips time and time again. In some cases, it's because

someone said it and it got repeated endlessly. In others,

though, it's because the tip really works. Here are five of the

most common diet tips that really work - and why.

Tip #1:Drink a full eight ounce glass of water 20 minutes

before each

meal. It's only partly because you trick your body into

thinking that it's full. The real trick is in giving your body

all the water that it needs. The usual recommendation is at

least an 8 oz glasses of water a day. That's WATER - not soft

drinks, not coffee. Just pure water. Your body needs water to

maintain all its systems and to flush wastes away. When you

don't take in enough water, it starts trying to conserve it by

retaining water in muscle and fat tissues. Water your body as

faithfully as you would a plant, and you'll find that it starts

ridding itself of excess water regularly as well. Is it just

water weight? Well, yes. But that water weight is weight you

don't have to carry around with you as long as you're taking in

enough water for your body's needs.

Tip #2:Eat your fruits and veggies raw. Aside from the fact

that raw fruits and vegetables pack more nutrition per calorie,

in many cases you're actually getting LESS calories when you eat

your produce raw. Especially if you generally opt for canned

fruits or vegetables, there are added preservatives and

flavorings that can increase calories substantially. But

there's another reason as well: your body works harder to

digest raw fruits and vegetables, and that means that it uses

more calories in getting all the nutrients out of it. Your body

NEEDS the extra roughage present in fruit and vegetables that

haven't been cooked and processed to keep it working right.

Tip #3:Eat a balanced diet. It's obviously more healthy, but

will it help you lose weight? The answer is yes, and here's

why. When your body lacks ANY nutrient in its daily intake, it

tries to make up the difference by substituting other

nutrients. The result can be false messages that you're hungry,

when what your body really craves is enough of ONE particular

nutrient. Eating a balanced diet provides all the nutrients

your body needs in the proper proportions so that it isn't

telling you it's starving.

Tip #4:Half an hour of moderate exercise five times a week.

Your body uses the food it eats to produce energy for your

daily activities. The more energy you use, the more of your

food your body will use to fuel it. When you eat fewer calories

than your body needs, it will turn to stored reserves to keep it

going. Adding one half hour of moderate exercise to your daily

routine five times a week increases your body's consumption of

energy. But there's more. Your body is using up calories even

when you're not exercising just to maintain circulation and

health in its tissues. It uses up more calories maintaining

muscles than fat. As you exercise, your body is converting fat

to muscle -- resulting in a higher metabolic rate as it

increases its activity to keep your muscles in tone.

Tip #5:Snack between meals. Our bodies were never designed for

the 3-times-a-day eating schedule we've adopted. They work

round the clock, and need energy all the time. Rather than

eating all your calories in three sittings, spread them out

over 5 or 6. The trick is to eat smaller meals - not add more

food. You'll keep your digestive system busy, and your body at

full energy all day long.

About The Author: Kirsten Hawkins is a nutrition and health

expert from Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.popular-diets.com/

for more great nutrition, well-being, and vitamin tips as well

as reviews and comments on popular diets.

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