Weight Loss: Easy Slimming Habits to Lose Winter Weight Gain

During the bitterly cold winter months most of us gain a little extra weight. It’s a combination of the wintery weather blues and the outdoor exercise limitations that we often fall prey to. Unfortunately, despite your logical excuses winter is nearing it’s end and spring is just around the corner. It’s time to drop those pesky winter pounds. If you’re like most of us you’re not looking forward to stepping on that scale. You’re not alone. Luckily, there are two things you can do right now at home to get a jump start on losing weight.

The first slimming habit you should start is habitual tea drinking. I know you’re probably thinking, “I drink tea.” Most of us do but not nearly enough to truly reap the benefits. According to research conducted by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, women who drink 1 cup of tea 15 minutes before every meal lost over three times the weight than women on strict calorie counting diets. Tea stops cravings, balances blood sugar, revs up metabolism, and targets belly fat which we all need. After only 24 hours of starting a tea drinking habit your resting metabolic rate quickly rises allowing you to burn an additional 100 calories a day. Inhaling the strong aroma of tea can instantly stop food cravings. The tea’s powerful odor molecules when inhaled stimulate the brain’s satiety headquarters. Countless antioxidants within tea helps to regulate the body’s insulin. The L-theanine in tea slows down the production of the troublesome hormone cortisol which is notorious for producing weight around the abdomen. The reduction of cortisol quickly drops accumalated belly fat. Many diet pills on the market claim to have an ingredient that slows down cortisol. You don’t have to buy pricey pills that are filled with other potentially harmful ingredients to get this effect. Tea is a healthy natural cortisol fighter and it’s just sitting in our kitchen cabinets.

When starting your tea slimming habit make sure you add a variety of flavors. Drinking the same type of tea 24/7 will quickly become boring and you’ll be less likely to stick with it. Good news, there are endless varieties of tea. The top basics that you should always have in your cabinet are black tea, white tea, green tea, red tea, citrus-infused tea and oolong tea. The last two types of tea may sound odd to you but they are great for weight loss. Citrus-infused tea can be purchased or made at home by combining citrus ingredients to one of your regular green teas. Adding a spoonful of orange, lemon, lime, or fat fighting grapefruit juice increases the absorption of catechins in the body. Oolong tea is a very common tea coffee drinkers use to break their bad java drinking habits. It has a rich taste similar to coffee. This strange sounding tea is loaded with the amino acid L-theanine.

The second slimming habit is one that we all know quite intimately. It’s exercise. If you move it, you will lose it. Making aerobic exercise a priority will help you lose those unwanted pounds. It’s important to set a time aside daily to workout. A minimum of 30 to 60 minutes every day for a month is essential if you want to start a habit of it. After a month you can reduce your workouts to 3-4 days a week. Once these slimming habits become part of your life weight loss and health will follow.