Weight loss without dieting

Eat Early. Your metabolism is at its most efficient right after you wake up. You’ve been fasting all night, and your body is ready to absorb nutrients and burn calories, so this is the best time to eat a solid meal. Don’t Eat Late. Calories consumed less than three hours before bedtime tend to be stored away for later use. That bedtime snack is far more likely to show up on your hips

than the same amount of calories eaten earlier in the day.

Plenty of Sleep. Speaking of bedtime, the research is pretty clear that not getting enough sleep is not only hard on your alertness levels, it also makes your body a less efficient calorie burning machine.

Walk. Maybe you aren’t inclined toward heavy exercise, but if you can walk it’s not necessary to work out. Walking briskly for thirty minutes per day, as long as you don’t consume more to compensate, will not only burn calories and fat during the walk, it will keep your metabolism rate high.

More is Better. Eat more to lose weight? It may sound a bit paradoxical, but if you begin your meal with more high fiber grains and/or vegetables, you will most likely end up eating less of the high calorie fats and carbohydrates.

High Protein. To go along with eating more vegetables and high fiber grains, eating more lean, high protein foods will not only keep you from eating more of the unhealthy stuff at each meal, it will also keep the hunger pangs from coming back.

Broth Based Soups. Hearty soups based on clear broths at the beginnings of meals are excellent for taking the edge off your hunger and helping you to consume fewer calories.

Avoid Sweet Drinks. Both during and between meals, avoiding things such as high-sugar sodas, will go a long way toward keeping your calorie consumption at a lower level.

Slow Down. It takes time for your brain to receive the signals that cause you to feel full, so if you take the time to savor your food, chewing longer before swallowing and really enjoying each bite, you will be inclined to be satisfied and stop sooner.

Portion Control. Smaller tableware for home meals, changing from twelve inch to ten inch plates, for instance, actually causes you to eat less for the whole meal. In restaurants, dividing off and setting aside twenty percent of each portion you’re served before you begin eating has been shown to help you to feel satisfied without consuming the whole oversized portions.

When you’re not feeling deprived and sorry for yourself for being on a diet, these tips will help you avoid that surge in calories that almost always happens when you tell yourself that the diet is finally over.