How to reduce weight

Water for weight loss

I always ask myself if I am drinking enough water. Actually, we tend to ignore that drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day is very important.

Sometimes, it’s the little things that counts in weight loss. Yes, consider water. Water has so many goodness and one of it is that it cleanse our internal body. If you have a yellow/orangey urine that is a sign that you should drink more water. Water also reduces appetite thus it is advisable to drink water whenever you feel hungry so that you will feel full faster and this is why water is always connected with weight loss.

So, how do we remind ourselves to drink enough water or as recommended at 8 glasses of water daily? The most effective is to use a jar and put it next beside you. If you sit in front of the computer, put it on the table next to your computer so that it will remind you to drink the water and make it a habit to empty the jar.

I have this kind of jar which has a measurement of 1 liter, I will make sure that I drink 2 jars (2 liters) a day and that is more than sufficient to hydrate my body fluid.

If you are lazy to do exercise for weight loss, try drinking more water and feel the difference, not only from your weight but also your skin will look radiant and hydrated. Oh and one thing it is free 

An hour a day is all you need

How do we become active? The answer is by doing something you’re already doing daily i.e walking. Actually, in order to lose/maintain weight, the least you could is to insert an hour a day of activity in your lifestyle.

Walking is easy but to do walking an hour a day is not that easy for somebody else. If you have a child who you send to school every day with a car, why not take the initiative to walk to school with her/him.

In my case, I used to follow my neighbor who drives her son to school everyday but decided to stop following her because walking is good for me and my daughter. The distance to my daughter’s school is only 15 minutes one way which will give me a good 30 minutes (return journey) walking exercise daily except Saturday and Sunday. Sometimes, I will take a longer route on my way back which will make 25 minutes and that is 40 minutes return journey.

So I get a total of 1 hr – 1.5 hrs daily for sending my daughter to school in the morning and picking her up again in the afternoon. I couldn’t say no I can’t go because this is a must so it’s a good motivation!

I have to tell you the truth, ever since I started walking my daughter to school, I could feel my muffin top is slowly decreasing and the stretchable jeans which I have stopped using a few months ago is now back in my closet as it fits me now without feeling uncomfortable. So, people, walk more and you will feel good about yourself because walking is effective in reducing your weight. You won’t see the scale going down so fast but you will feel it by wearing your old clothes which you thought you will never wear again.

This is the kind of exercise that will lasts with great result. Since the summer holiday is soon approaching, I would have to think of another way to keep on walking, otherwise my weight will creep back again. Another option is to use the bicycle, 30 minutes a day and the rest I will probably burn my calories by doing house chores.