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The Five Biggest Secrets to Eating Yourself Thin

The five biggest secrets that the makers of diet pills, and fad diets and low calorie “health” foods would really really rather you didn’t know.

Eat Yourself Thin Secret No 1 – Drink Enough Water!

Managing to drink 8 glasses of water every day, will curb so many of your cravings and food binges that you need never look at a diet ever again! The differences it makes to your cravings for sweet foods and appetite guarantee this, so why doesn’t everyone do this?

The problem is that most people THINK they drink enough water, yet in actual fact they DON’T. And if they do start to drink more water they do not do it consistently enough for it to make a real difference.

If you ARE drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day, for weeks rather than just a few days you will find it very hard to put on weight simply because you will rarely over eat.

Top Tips

If you want an easy way to monitor your water consumption then download the iphone app “Eight Glasses” or simply carry a 2 litre bottle around with you until it is all gone.

Also – if you are not used to drinking eight glasses a day you will probably be going to the lavatory quite a bit in the beginning. Don’t worry, this will stop after a few days and if you add a pinch of salt to your water you can stop it sooner.

Eat Yourself Thin Secret No 2 - Eat Protein with EVERY Meal

Eating Protein with every meal can strip fat faster than any diet pill. Protein is one of the best ways to prevent weight gain because it slows down the release of sugar into the blood stream, which many experts have linked with fat gain.

By eating protein with every meal, not only will you feel full faster but you will also prevent those hunger pangs that can lead to cravings after a meal high in carbohydrates.

Top Tips

Never eat fruit alone! You can drastically reduce the chances of weight gain from many sugary foods by mixing them with nuts and yoghurt.

Eat Yourself Thin Secret No 3 – Eat Enough Vegetables

Vegetables NOT FRUIT are the answer to your weight loss. After water the next most important element in eating yourself thin is to eat enough vegetables. Vegetables are high in fibre (so they fill you up, and low in calories – so they keep you thin – and EASY for your body to absorb – so you don’t get dips in energy (like you do with toast!)

Top Tip

Simply try the “Vegetable 1-2-3” (potatoes do not count!). You simply have 1 Vegetable for before lunch, 2 vegetables for Lunch and 3 for Supper.

PS – Remember to make sure the vegetables are different colours (like a traffic light) and ideally cooked as minimally as possible (streamed lightly boiled or raw)

Secret No 4 – Eat Five Small Meals A Day

Eat slightly less food more often rather than less food Less often.

Recent research has shown that eating the same amount of calories spread over more meals increases the bodies metabolic rate and leads to greater amounts of fat loss over a six week period.

This may be due to the energy required to digest the food or down to the fact that the body is less likley to store excess food if it is consumed in smaller quantities, but what ever the reason it works!

Top Tip

Think “5 Alive” – 5 meals, 3 main meals and two snacks, will keep your energy levels constant throughout the day help you burn more fat! And remember you don’t need to eat MORE but you do need to eat MORE often!

Secret No 5 – Eat larger meals EARLIER in the Day – Lots – Less – Little

The simple trick of consuming the majority of your calories before 3pm can make a huge difference to your weight loss goals. A decent breakfast, modest lunch (with snacks either side) and then light supper is the perfect way to eat yourself thin.

To often than not we eat the right amount of calories but in the wrong order, starving ourselves until the evening and then having a large supper. All this extra food is then stored over night and converted to fat becuase it is not used as energy.

Top Tip

If you have got into the habit of having your main meal in the evening, simply cook in the evening and eat it the next day for lunch! Any cooking should be

So there you go, eating yourself thin isn’t rocket science but it does take applied effort in all of these areas.