9 Tips To Lose Weight Without Starving And In A Balanced Way

Losing weight should always be a common sense and health-based goal, not a source of frustration and resentment.

Thus, in this article we share 9 simple and effective tips to lose weight in a healthy way without starving. We will be able to feel good about our body, inside and out.

Losing weight without miracle diets

The key to losing weight without starvation and without sacrifices is, first of all, to learn to eat healthier.

We must change the functioning of our body to improve digestion and thus increase the consumption of calories.

Miracle diets offer very impressive results in the short term. However, they can be harmful to health, affect the liver and kidneys and thus expose us to chronic diseases.

In addition, once we finish the diet, the body usually suffers a rebound effect, so that we gain weight again and even gain more weight than we had.

Here are 9 tips to lose weight wisely.

Thus, we will not only lose kilos progressively and permanently: we will also feel full of energy, vitality and good humor.

1. First, increase metabolism

In the first place, metabolism is what regulates, among other functions, the energy expenditure we make. If we increase the metabolism we will be able to burn more calories and, therefore, lose weight more easily.

Thus, to achieve this we should do medium intensity exercise, drink water and consume foods that stimulate it:

• Ginger.
• Cayenne
• Cinnamon.
• Green Tea.
• Avocado.
• Coconut oil.
• Grapefruit.
• Or garlic.

2. Second, eat satisfying foods

If we have a good appetite and one of our weak points is constant hunger, we should start eating satisfying foods that make us feel full with less quantity.

To do this, we will first choose those that are rich in water and fiber:

• Salads
• Fruit smoothies.
• Vegetable patés.
• Vegetables.
• Nuts (without frying or salting).
• Flax and chia seeds.
• Whole grains.

3. Drink more water

If we increase our fiber intake, we should also aim to drink more water. In this way, we will not only feel more satiety, but we will also facilitate the digestion of fiber.

On many occasions we think we are hungry and, nevertheless, when we drink a glass of water we realize that it was only thirsty.

4. Remove liquids

Many people suffer from fluid retention that can make them gain weight and also bulk.

To eliminate liquids we will not do it the same as with fat. In this case, we will thus enhance the diuretic capacity of our body with some foods:

• Celery.
• Onion.
• Cucumber.
• Pineapple.
• Lettuce.
• Pear.
• Watermelon.
• Asparagus.
• Horse tail.
• Dandelion.

5. Choose fats well

Low-fat diets do not work as much as is believed for weight loss. On the contrary, we must eat a good amount of fat, but of good quality.

In this way we will also accelerate the metabolism and we will feel less appetite. Thus, foods rich in healthy fats are the following:

• Coconut oil.
• Olive oil.
• Avocado.
• Nuts.
• Seeds.
• Yolk.
• Ghee (clarified butter)

6. Eat quality protein

We must also ensure a good daily portion of protein, as it also speeds up metabolism, helps us convert fat into muscle and reduce the diameter of the waist.

However, protein is not only found in meat. We must also combine this with other sources of animal and vegetable protein:

• Fish.
• Egg.
• Dairy products.
• Vegetables.
• Nuts and seeds.

7. Reduce carbohydrates

Today we eat too many unhealthy carbohydrates, such as bread, pastries, pizza, pasta, etc. We must reduce them and replace them with more nutritious ones:

• Integral rice.
• Oatmeal.
• Son.
• Quinoa.
• Buckwheat.
• Potato.
• Sweet potato.
• Banana.
• Pumpkin.

8. Chew well

Chewing each bite well will help us improve digestion and assimilation of nutrients, fill ourselves up earlier and thus eat less.

This good habit is essential especially for those people who eat too fast due to lack of time or anxiety.

We should also try to eat outside the work environment or places that cause us stress or nervousness, as well as stay away from distractions and conversations.

9. Finally, enjoy the food

We can never forget to enjoy food, as that way we will feel positive and in a good mood.

When we get discouraged or depressed we are more vulnerable to eating what we should not and not meeting the goals we set for ourselves.

Elena Martinez Blasco

Degree in Journalism from the Ramon Llull University of Barcelona (2005). He has collaborated with different agencies and media such  as Europa Press and Com Ràdio. She has worked in the publishing sector as a writer, editor, translator and proofreader of books (Edicions 62, Editorial Comanegra, Ara Llibres, Océano Gran Travesía). Graduated in Naturopathy (Natural Medicine) from the Heilpraktiker Institut de Barcelona (2011), specialized in nutrition, flower essences and natural remedies and therapies. He has practiced as a naturopath for centers in Catalonia and also on his own. He has worked in the organic and vegetarian food sector for the Vegetalia company. He has taken a course Nutrition and obesity: overweight control , offered by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.