“Heard that something helps you lose weight fast… so I tried everything.” Is this the thought of someone trying to lose weight? Listen to these practical and safe techniques from a specialist in anti-aging medicine. Here are 7 techniques… follow them urgently.
1. Switch to Blue – Use blue plates and bowls
Research has found that people tend to eat more when the color of the food matches the container, such as white, green, red, or yellow. Therefore, using blue containers, which is the least compatible color with almost all types of food, helps reduce appetite.
2. Drinks up – Drink plenty of plain water
There was an experiment from the University of Birmingham in 2015 showing that those who drank 2 glasses of plain water about 30 minutes before every meal for 3 months could lose 3-5 kilograms just by this method alone. There are two explanations for this:
First… drinking water helps stretch the stomach and reduces hunger.
Second… when our body lacks water, the brain signals the hunger glands to work to add water to the system, even though sometimes we don’t feel hungry yet. So, if we drink too little water, the body responds by making us eat more than needed.
3. Jot it down – Record everything you eat in one day
Writing down your meals, snacks, drinks, or everything you consume each day helps you lose weight twice as effectively as those who don’t record. This helps you be more cautious about your choices and has been proven effective.
4. Weight Training – Try weight training
Burning calories alone, thinking it will help reduce belly fat, may no longer work. Building muscle is equally necessary. Statistics show that people who do weight training twice a week for 10 minutes each session continuously for 2 months can see a reduction in belly fat. Weight training transforms fat into muscle. Many people think weight training only means lifting dumbbells, but planking and squats are simple weight training exercises that also yield good results.
5. Visualize craving away – Imagine the food you want to eat
Next time you feel hungry and crave something sweet, try closing your eyes and imagining the food you want most at that moment. A study from Carnegie Mellon University found that this method helps you eat less when it’s time to eat. They explain this phenomenon as the gap between the imagined image and the actual tasting experience is much narrower than people think. So imagining your favorite food when hungry helps reduce the amount you eat effectively.
6. Turn down the heat – Stay in a cool place
Research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society in America found that people living in areas with temperatures below 19 degrees Celsius have increased brown fat. Brown fat plays a significant role in burning calories while sleeping. This means exercising in an air-conditioned gym may help lose weight better than exercising in very hot places. However, exposing your skin to sunlight for about 5 minutes a day is still necessary for vitamin D synthesis.
7. Wake up early
If you have to choose between exercising early in the morning before work or after work, always choose to exercise in the morning. Research has found that morning exercise has the best effect on weight loss.
Losing weight… also helps you live longer and age slower
Besides obesity increasing the risk of many diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and vascular diseases, anti-aging medicine also finds that obesity contributes to premature cellular aging. Research has also found that obesity increases the risk of several types of cancer, especially breast cancer in postmenopausal women, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, and stomach cancer. Therefore, maintaining a healthy weight is a way to prevent diseases. In anti-aging medicine, this is considered prevention of premature aging and also helps extend life.
