1-Eat a balanced diet

I know, you’re probably sick of seeing this tip everywhere. But the reason why it’s at the top of every weight loss-related topic is that food is essential for our energy production and is the main way to store fat. Your plate should contain mainly proteins and fiber sources, along with some greens and a healthy source of fat. It’s that simple! You just need to find the right balance for you to satisfy your hunger so you won’t find yourself snacking a lot during the day.

2-Eat till you’re not hungry anymore, not till you’re full

“Listening to your hunger works much better than relying on willpower,” says Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD. Forcing yourself to eat great amounts of food just because it’s healthy or you’re allowed to means you’re over-fueling your body. The goal is to burn more calories than those you eat. Listen to your body, you want it to burn already found fat, not overwork it with what you’re constantly eating.

3-Give intermittent fasting a try

You’ve probably heard about it somewhere due to its popularity in various domains of health including weight loss. There are different fasting methods. For example, the 16:8 method is a 16- hour window of fasting and an 8-hour eating window. 

This is extremely helpful because the body won’t make energy from the glucose you’re consuming but from breaking the fats stored in your body.

4-Read your food labels

Reading your food labels is an important skill you should have when trying to lose weight. You could be reaching out for a nutrition bar for a snack when it might have more calories included in a whole meal! 

This helps you determine the serving size, how many calories are included, and evaluate the amount of cholesterol, fat, fiber, and vitamins.

Be wary when you reach out for “low fat” or “diet” products, although they might not contain the famous white sugar, but instead they have much more dangerous products ( aspartame, sodium benzoate, dextrose…). Alternatively, look for natural sweeteners like Monk fruit sweetener, and Stevia as found in Aegis, along with other active healthy ingredients, to ensure you’re not replacing calories with poison.

Find out more on reading food labels here.

5-Try resistance training 

Although exercises such as running, and cycling are effective when losing weight, but only to a certain extent. Unlike endurance workouts that have beneficial effects on reducing body fat while strengthening the muscles. It means exercise with some sort of opposing force i.e. lifting weights, dumbbells, resistance bands, or even your own body. 

When we exercise, our muscles break down fats and stored carbs to produce energy with the help of oxygen. During exercise, we breathe faster and the heart pumps blood faster and more oxygen reaches our muscles.

This will cause muscles to break down fat even more leading to weight loss.