Obesity is rising at an alarming rate, around the world. People need to become aware of this disturbing fact and take steps to put an end to their sedentary lifestyle before it is too late. TV channels are daily churning out the benefits of eating healthy and it is heartening to know that a good section of the population, especially the youth, has accepted the need to lead healthy lives.

Eat Breakfast

An important meal of the day like breakfast should never be bypassed. It jumpstarts your metabolism, gets your bowels moving and keeps you energized to see you through the activities of the day. Skipping breakfast slows down the metabolism, causing you to gain weight instead of imagining that it is the right approach to lose weight. Chances are it will backfire on you because skipping meals almost always leads to overeating. This is most definitely true in case of breakfast as your body needs to recover after being starved of food for 7 to 8 hours that you have used to sleep.

Avoid red meat and fried food

Red meat is high in energy and fat content and is a major cause for weight gain. If you eat more food than your body requires for its daily activities, the excess energy is stored as fat. To combat this, you must avoid red meat, reduce calorie intake and increase activity levels. Fried food is high in trans-fat and puts you at a higher risk of heart disease. Swap fried snacks with fruits, nuts, salad and rev up your body with nutrients.

Exercise regularly

Anyone who believes that weight loss can be achieved merely by dieting could not be more wrong. It is imperative to have an adequate balance of diet coupled with exercise to bring about a notable change in your weight. Crash diets or sudden bursts of exercise can do more harm than good. It will not only serve to dishearten you, you will probably injure yourself. Introduce change in your routine gradually and stay true to that permanently.

Drink more water

The body uses water to burn fat and flush out the toxins and waste products as well as keep the cells hydrated. It is one of the best tools for weight loss as it is calorie free, suppresses appetite and quashes hunger pangs. Dehydration can sap your energy and severely hamper your exercise activities and slow you down.

Set realistic goals

Losing weight is not as easy as gaining weight. Set positive goals that you are confident of seeing through so that you feel better about yourself. Meeting your goals greatly lifts your self-image and bolsters your self esteem. Easy-to-meet goals keep you motivated to set still higher goals later on. Writing down goals will stress its importance and will act as a constant reminder in case you happen to forget about them.

People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas

Author Bio: Kya Grace is nationally renowned fitness expert and owner of Dangerously Fit Personal Training. If you would like to register for a personal training session, or a free bootcamp consultation, visit Boot Camp Sydney.

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