Today's Health Tips

    Want to lose those extra pounds?

1. Get on the weighing machine and take a look at your pounds! This will be very difficult on day 1 but believe me, this is what keeps you motivated to lose weight.

Make it a point to enter your weekly weight in a log book to keep track of those shedding pounds.

And remember, the healthy way to lose weight is to shed not more than 2 pounds or 1 kg per week.

2. It is normal to be enthusiastic on day 1 of the workout. But it is always wise to listen to the body and to treat it with respect. 

Don't push your body too much on the first day itself. Give it time to adjust to the increased activity that has been imposed on it.

Finally, an individual requires 30 minutes of physical activity for atleast 5 days a week to stay

healthy.

3. Keep yourself well hydrated.

"adequate intake (AI) for men is roughly 3 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day The AI for women is 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) of total beverages a day." according to Mayo clinic. ( http://www.mayoclinic.org/water/ART-20044256 )

4. Eat adequate food. Use a calorie counter (available as very good apps on mobile devices) and have foods that are high in protein, fiber and low in trans fats and saturated fats.

Have healthy snack options like fruits, a couple of nuts, popcorn etc....

Replace carbonated drinks which contain high amounts of sugar with flavored water and unsweetened fruit juices atleast once a day.

    

5.Limit alcohol intake. As we all know alcohol has huge amounts of "empty calories", true to their name, they get stored as fat in our body and do us more harm than good. And there has been enough said about how alcohol adversely affects the liver and brain.