30 Simple Changes That Melt Away Your Excess Body Fat Like Magic (5 of 6)

Have glucomannan for added benefits

Glucomannan is amongst the several pills known to help considerably when the aim is weight loss.

It is a water-soluble, naturally occurring dietary fiber which is extracted from the konjac plant, more commonly known as elephant yam. Mostly it is the plant’s roots which have glucomannan in plenty.

Although it is low in calories, it takes up a lot of space in your stomach and delays it’s emptying.

Glucomannan also acts against the absorption of fat in your body while being a feed to the gut bacteria.

What makes it so effective is its above par capability to soak water. Merely a capsule is sufficient to turn about one-fourth liter of water into gel form.

Ditch refined carbs

Refined carbs are the kind of carbs that are supremely unhealthy because all their fiber and essential nutrients have been sucked out of them.

The process of refining leaves behind only carbs that digest easily, making us eat more. White rice, white flour, snacks, pasta, sodas, added sugar are the most general sources of such carbs.

Try eliminating them from your diet and substitute with healthy alternatives.

Cut down on added sugar

Regular consumption of added sugar impedes your progress in losing weight. It has also been linked to increasing the risk of certain types of cancers, heart diseases, and diabetes.

The average per day intake of added sugars is 15 tablespoons among Americans. It is present in almost all processed foods, even those that don’t taste sweet, so we consume more of it than we may realize.

A look at the nutritional contents table on the packaging doesn’t give a clear idea of the actual composition of sugar since it can be classified under many categories.

The best you can do is avoid packaged foods as much as possible and prepare your meals yourself. As far as your cravings for desserts are concerned, a lot many sweet dishes can be made out of fruits by mixing them with ingredients such as milk or yogurt or multigrain flour.

Have some coffee (but without sugar)

We know how much your morning coffee means to you and you can continue taking it for as long as you wish to. However, if you have been adding to it, you will have to do without it now that you want to get in shape.

Coffee is one of the healthy beverages and contains a ton of antioxidants and good compounds. It is also known to help in weight loss as it spikes your energy levels and promotes faster calorie burn.

Caffeinated coffee can increase metabolism by about 5-11% thereby bringing down your chances of diabetes by a major 25-50%.

The best type of coffee is, obviously, black coffee because it has almost no calories but keeps you full for a long time.

Liquid calories must be avoided at all costs

The can of cola you grab with lunch probably contains more calories than the food and it hardly contributes to filling your stomach. Cutting down on it and other such unhealthy drinks like milkshakes, fruit juices will bring down your average calorie intake drastically.

This harms your health in more than one way. They can lead to obesity, and increase your chances of having diabetes, and heart diseases. A study published that children who consume sweetened beverages on a daily basis are 60% more likely to become obese.

Also, our brain doesn’t register liquid and solid calories equally and that’s why no matter how many calories we consume in liquid form, it will be in addition to the solid foods we eat and never a replacement.