Summer Weight Loss

it's easy to cover up a few extra pounds with a chunky sweater. But when the temperatures—and the hemlines and shirt sleeves—rise, there's just nowhere for the pudge to hide. Here, ten things that will help get you into summer shape without you ever having to break a sweat.
Shine a light

Real Food

The worst foods to eat with any meal are empty carbohydrates. To maintain a healthy weight eat fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains. These foods are good carbohydrates high in fiber and stabilize blood sugar. Eat them all day and in between meals to keep metabolism high and burning calories. Stay away from empty carbohydrates which are only bleached flour products that have absolutely no nutritional value.

Choose your carbs with care.

Highly refined carbohydrates — the processed white carbs that are the basis of so many meals and snacks — will spike blood-sugar levels and encourage the pancreas to produce insulin, which both facilitates the accumulation of fat, and then guards against its depletion. Swap fast-release, refined carbs for slow-burning, unrefined ones: jumbo oats, brown basmati rice, stone-ground wholemeal bread. Small change, big impact.

Have a plan

Start a meal plan. This plan does not have to last forever, but the important thing to see is a better way of eating. If there is a hard time cutting up vegetables daily buy a vegetable tray from the grocery store. These will cost more, but will start anyone off easy. Plan meals for five days and don't buy extra foods that will pack on extra pounds. Grilling vegetables is another fun way to get a daily dose of good nutrients.

Every little step

It is not necessary to spend countless hours at the gym to get rid of dead winter weight. Everyday activities helps to add up the amount of exercise required for consistent calorie burn. In fact, when exercise is conducted in intervals, blood sugar levels are better stabilized and carbohydrates are no longer stored as body fat. This is excellent news! Every hour or two try getting up and running an errand, finishing a chore or going for a walk. When going for a walk or a jog, try mixing the speeds between slow and fast. The amount of energy required to get up moving again is the extra calorie burn secret. Extra calories fall off when strength is found throughout the day, workouts come and go and meals are always planned and prepared.

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