Drink Up to Lose Weight

Drink More Water

We’ve all heard that we should drink plenty of water. The benefits are well known. Water removes toxins from your system by flushing out all the bad stuff, it keeps our muscles hydrated and supple and improves skin tone and elasticity. But did you know that water helps your body burn calories?  Even at low levels of dehydration, your metabolism slows down and uses fewer calories. Studies have shown that people who drink eight or more glasses of water every day burn far more calories than those who drank four or less glasses per day.

Water also helps you lose weight by controlling your hunger and filling you up. Try drinking a glass of water or iced tea 10 minutes before every meal or snack. You’ll eat less and consume fewer calories, both which will help your weight loss efforts.

Drink To Your Health!

Enjoy This Snack to Lose Weight and Get Healthy

Are you looking for a snack that tastes great and can help your lose weight. Try cashews!

Packed with protein and heart healthy oils, cashews are a great choice for a mid afternoon pick-me-up. One ounce of cashews contains 5 grams of protein and only 155 calories. What’s more, because they are nutrient rich, am afternoon snack of a handful of cashews fills you up, keeping hunger at bay until dinner.

Many people who are trying to lose weight avoid nuts, fearful of the calories and fat they contain. But studies have shown that people who eat nuts at least twice a week are 31% less likely to gain weight than those who almost never eat nuts.

Here are a few ways to add nuts back into your diet:

• Spread some cashew or almond butter on your morning toast or bagel.
• Remember how great peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are? Enjoy one for lunch today.
• Fill a celery stick with nut butter for a great afternoon snack.
• Add a handful of nuts to your morning cereal for some heart healthy crunch.
• Replace the meat in your stir-fry with raw cashews.

Go nutty and enjoy!

Lose More Weight by Drinking Water

Thirsty? Skip the diet pop and head for the faucet.

Did you know that people who drink diet pop are 30% more likely to become overweight? Want a better way to cool down and refresh? Drink water.

Researchers have found that drinking water speeds weight loss by increasing metabolic rates by as much as 30%. Water also helps to curb hunger by filling you up, preventing you from consuming empty calories in the form of high calorie soda and juice. As a bonus, water gives you a leg up in the battle of the bulge by flushing out your system, removing toxins and impurities and helping your body function more efficiently.

Try to drink at least 8 - 8oz glasses of water a day and be sure to indulge in an extra glass right before you eat. You’ll feel fuller, consume fewer calories and lose weight naturally and easily!

Drink up!