SNEAKY DRINKING TRICKS
First and foremost, people don't realize that what they drink is the first step in
losing weight. In fact, most people don't know that when they feel hungry, they
may actually be dehydrated and they are really thirsty, not hungry. Water is
your best friend. 70% of your body weight is nothing but water. This is also
why water plays an important role in weight control. So…
TRICK #1: Drink ice water. Yes, you know that you need to drink about 8
glasses of water per day for your body to burn fat and flush toxins out of your
system. But a study from Germany revealed that ice water is more rapidly
absorbed by the body and increases your metabolic rate by as much as 30%
for 2-3 hours. Have a large glass of ice water as soon as you get out of bed in
the morning and it will fight your body’s dehydrated state from the last 6-8
hours and jolt your metabolism out of its slumber to get a fat-dissolving start on
your day!
TRICK # 2: Drink hot cocoa. If you have a chocolate weakness, this will not
only help you survive…but burn more fat in the process. Buy some
unsweetened cocoa powder (not the packaged hot chocolate garbage) and
look for their recipe on the back to make their version of cocoa. Use nonfat
milk and either a natural sugar substitute or a half scoop of vanilla whey
protein powder and cook it up on the stove. You’ll get the satisfying shot of
chocolate along with muscle-feeding, fat-burning protein and a megashot of
healthy antioxidants.
TRICK #3: Make your own soda pop. Soda is the absolute worst thing you
can put in your body…PERIOD! All sodas are sweetened with lots of sugar, in
fact, the worst kind of sugar…high fructose corn syrup. The more you can cut
out of your diet the better. Also, diet soda is still soda. It may not have as much
sugar, but it has other chemicals and components that are not good for your
body either. If you’re one of the bazillion soda-addicts out there, make your
own instead by combining a small amount of fresh 100% juice with a little bit of
club soda or mineral water.
TRICK #4: Replace fruit juice with fruit. Fruit juice isn't as healthy as most
people think it is. Juice actually has a lot of sugar in it as well. If you are
craving a glass of juice, drink fresh fruit juice out of a juicer or better yet, just
eat the same kind of fruit instead. Like orange juice? You’ll find a fresh
orange even more satisfying believe it or not. Plus, fresh fruit provides your
body with much needed fiber as well as better assimilation of vitamins and
minerals.
TRICK #5: Drink your coffee. Not many people know that coffee actually
provides more antioxidants to the American diet than any other food or
beverage. That doesn’t mean you should hook up an intravenous drip of
caffeine throughout the day (you shouldn’t have any more than 500 milligrams
a day) but just know that coffee in moderation not only provides a pick-me-up,
but is also helping you to burn more fat and increase your lifespan. For best
results without the added calories, drink it black. But here are some other
coffee tricks to help you lose more weight…
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