Tricks to Lose Weight

You've tried every trick in the book but have still failed to lose weight. You've tried fast diets and fad diets to no avail. So, are you tired of reading someone preaching to you to 'eat right, exercise regularly, get up in the morning, got to bed at nine, etc. etc.'? Well if all of this was so easy, then you'd have done it by now, right? So surely, if someone is willing to give you a few quick tricks to lose weight fast, then you'll be all ears. Well, that's exactly what I am going to do. Given below are a few tips and tricks to lose weight fast that will help you to cut out on all those unnecessary calories that you unknowingly pile up.

Easy Tricks to Lose Weight Fast

Eat Six Small Meals
One of the simplest ways that will help you to lose weight quickly is to eat six small meals a day. Rather than calling this a 6 meals a day diet, I would say that it is healthy to eat regularly and in small amounts. This is because when you eat large meals at a time with huge gaps of time between them, then the body takes up as much energy as it needs from these meals and then converts the rest to fat. This only becomes worse if you have a sweet tooth that you satiate immediately after a meal, because whatever extra you eat after a meal, almost all of it lands up on your belly! So, instead eat small, frequent meals, starting your day with high carbohydrate food and then slowly, by the end of the day, eating only fruits. If at all you need to go out for the weekend and have no option but to eat outside, then share your food and eat slowly, so that no one notices that you're eating less (but do eat till your stomach is full).

Hierarchical Eating
If at all you can't eat small and frequent meals due to the nature of your job or due to some other constraint, then you can instead follow the famous saying 'Have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper'. This way, even if you eat only three meals a day, you still eat a lighter meal as the day progresses. Thus, you can keep weight gain at bay. Also, try to include foods that burn more calories than they contain in your diet, like fruits that have a high water content, like watermelon and papaya. Also, if you eat more spicy food, it tends to perk up the metabolism, thus, aiding in weight loss.

Keep a Note
One of the tricks to lose weight fast is to keep a food diary or a diet diary. Try to keep a food diary that will help you to keep a tab on what you're eating. It may sound silly, but when you see what you've entered, you'll be shocked at seeing all the handful of munchies you unintentionally gorge on (all of which invariably will land up on your belly). Hence, a food diary or a diet diary will help you to keep a check on what you eat (and believe me, there will be times when out of sheer guilt of knowing that you'll be making that entry in your diary, you won't eat those chips offered to you!). Surely, one of the easy ways to lose weight fast.

Up Your Activity Level
If I ask you to hit the gym with a vengeance, it won't really count as one of the tricks to lose weight fast, will it? After all, tricks are all about getting work done stealthily (evil laugh). Hence, instead of paying hundreds of dollars for a gym membership which you know you won't utilize, it's better to increase your physical activity a little. Use the stairs when climbing up to your office. Walk it down to the nearest store if it's just a couple of blocks away. Mow your lawn. Wash your car. Basically, work that you would otherwise delegate or put off because it would require you to get up and waste energy on - well do it now! If you have a lot of spare time, then join a dance class or a kickboxing class - that way, you'll be learning something new, having fun and losing weight!

So, these were a few tricks to lose weight fast. In short, all those small things you tend to unknowingly do, like splatter that spoon of butter on your popcorn or pick up a greasy burger because you're late for a meeting - all of that will have to stop. Also, don't fall for anyone claiming to give you tricks to lose weight in a week, if you lose weight that fast, it's only going to come back sooner ('fast' and 'fats' are anagrams - mere coincidence?). Instead, taking a few simple steps towards healthy living will help in getting closer to your dream level of fitness.