Hey everyone - sometimes we do the basics (lower cal intake, increase cal expediture aka excercise) but sometimes its nice to do a little extra. what are some tips/tricks/etc you've heard of to help us loose the weight? these are mainly studies ive read and articles... but can also be personal experience or myths (though if you have some evidence even better!)
1. grapefruits and grapefruit juice - study in which group A drank small glass of grapefruit juice before meals lost more weight than the group who drank the caloric equivalent in apple juice. (watch the cals from the grapefruit juice and try to find one not from conc. with no added sugar! or even better start off your meal with a real grapefruit) (study)
2. Low and NF dairy - studies in which two groups consumed same calories but one group had a significant amount from low and nf dairy lost more weight on average than the group without it. (plus side = lots of good lf dairy options keep you full and give you protien down side = lactose intol. might have a hard time with this one?) (study)
3. people will lose the lbs for the green - people offered as little as 7 $ were more likly to be sucessful at losing weight than those with no $$ incentive. have dp/dh/so/parents/yourself setaside some "goal money" for each goal (10 lbs? 20? etc) then treat yourself (facial? clothes? trip? night out? etc) (yahoo art)
4. caffine- can boost metabolism for small periods of time. if in a plateau add 2-3 servings (prob dont go over 4 total per day??) to your diet. watch the calories (ie choose diet coke, coffee, diet redbull etc) (told this by a personal trainer). plus= also acts as a dirurectic (? spell?) to help lose water weight.
5. avoid preservatives - i stayed with a french host family that were convinced americans were over weight because of all the processed food we consumer. they said - look was the preservatives do in your food, imagine how hard it is to break down fat with that? (total myth but just throwing it out there)
ok thats all ive got - what ones have you heard/ do you use?