When you are my age,
your metabolism slows down that whatever you eat develops bulges in places you
don’t desire. Gaining weight is synonymous
to aging that is why there is a funny (but true) saying that your waist
determines your age. This means that if
your waist line is 24 inches you can’t be (generally) over 24 years of
age. But regardless of the justifications,
we need to be conscious of our weight, cautious of our diet and our physical activities. As (single) moms, we need the ideal weight
and stamina to attend to our chores. We need to take care of our body to ensure
our health and well-being. Following are
some weight-loss tricks that I read (did and still practising) sometime ago. These for me are weight-loss tricks that work
and I would love to get your feedback if these weight-loss tricks also worked
for you.
You may find these
weight-loss tricks funny and non-traditional.
Well, if you are like me who is tired of all the usual stuff we hear
from fitness and health gurus, I suggest you give these weight-loss tricks a
try.
Peppermint can
decrease your hunger pangs and cut calories. Sniffing peppermint scent every
two hours will reduce your hunger and result to lower intake of calories. According to Wheeling Jesuit University associate
professor of psychology, Bryan Raudenbush, PhD, peppermint distracts your
hunger pangs causing you to lose appetite. Note that you need to dab peppermint
oil on a wristband or an inhaler; sniffing a peppermint candy will not work.
Though, I was made to
believe that blue is a food color, the study by Val Jones, MD, and the Parsons
School of Design in New York proved me wrong. In their study, they set up three rooms in three different colored overhead
lights (yellow, red and blue). The participants
were given identical plates of snacks. The participant in the yellow room
consumed the most food and the people in the blue room consumed the least
food.
I always sleep in a cool room so I am not sure
if this contributes to weight loss but then again according to the National
Institute of Health Clinical Center, sleeping in a relatively cool room will
help burn calories. They conducted a research where they had 31 people sleep in
either a 75 degree room or a 66 degree room. Those who slept in the cooler
rooms burned 7 percent more calories—possibly because their bodies were working
to raise their body temperatures to 98.6 degrees.
This may be funny but you will love this weight
loss trick – massage your earlobes. Massaging
earlobes is an Eastern alternative medicine treatment similar to acupuncture. It is based on the concept that energy flow
through specific points called “meridians”.
When meridians are blocked, the energy imbalances cause cravings. One
appetite suppressant point is located on the fleshy flap part of the ear above
the ear lobe and in front of the ear canal. So the next time, cravings attack,
just apply gentle to firm finger pressure on your earlobes. Even if it will not
reduce your weight, you will enjoy massaging your earlobes.
Again, you might find this trick funny but I did
try it once; I ate in front of a mirror. According to researchers from Arizona
State University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, you eat less if you watch
yourself eat. According to the researchers
if you watch yourself eat you become more conscious of your body causing you
not to overeat.
