Water: your first step towards weight loss!

It might seems or sound easy but Weight loss is just not about burning some extra calories than you consume, in fact it rarely is easy as it seems. Although calorie intake and expenditure are the basic elements of weight loss, there are other factors that need to be taken into consideration too.

This blog discusses the considerate factors of weight gain and loss and equally important but less considerate factors affecting weight shed or weight gain too. All the factors discussed in the blogs greatly contributes to the overall wellness of a being and greatly contributes to a person’s success with losing weight; however, only very few people actually pay attention to them. If you have following a rigorous gym regime and a very strict diet and still stuck with unsatisfying results, taking these factors into consideration may be just what you need.

Water:  the more you drink the better it is

Water remains the best and only natural appetite suppressant. You can drink ample water to make you fill full most of the times, this will likely not make you feel hungry and save you from eating those fat filled break refreshments. One amazing fact that makes it happen is human brain is not wired to differentiate between hunger and thirst.

Suppressing your appetite is one good part another part is this stimulates your satiety and also helps boost your metabolic rate.  Though, there is no particular amount of water that one should consume but experts say minimum of 8 glasses of water per day is fine.

Another study says that 2 glass of water before the meal could do magic in weight loss process. Also as the body struggles to separate hunger from thirst you might just be thirsty and water to the route to feeling sated while not adding to your calorie count.

Sleep: Take some rest

If you ever thought sleep and weight loss is so far-off you are wrong, as per a scientific study that people who sleep 5 hours or less per night generally weigh more than those who get a 7-hour sleep.  Other research has shown that inadequate sleep compromises efforts to lose weight through dieting. The link between sleep and weight loss is attributed mainly to hormones.

Smile and Eat

This is least considerate but most important part of any weight loss process. Everything in our life is influenced by people around us. Look for people that make you happy. Spend time with your family and friends and smile a lot. Your friends have a lot to do with the outcome of your weight loss efforts. Starving yourself to the death by calling it dieting is too very dangerous for the health in this condition the immune system weakens. It is advised to eat but balanced diet. You should avoid fatty foods and increase your fruits and liquid intake.