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If you’re already taking care to eat three complete, well-rounded meals each day and complementing that routine with a consistent exercise plan that integrates both cardio and strength training, it seems like your diet is in a good place. While you don’t necessarily need to add anything on top of this routine to lose weight, there are a few tricks we have up our sleeves that can help speed up your progress.
The most life-changing (and easiest!) step you can take to speed along your weight loss goal is a lot more simple than you think - it’s actually something you’re already doing. You just need to do a lot more of it. We’re talking about drinking water.
Increasing the amount of water you drink each day can help you lose weight because it will help curb your appetite, prevent snacking and influence you to eat smaller meals. Staying hydrated can help your body stay healthy and reap the most benefits from the health steps you are already taking. In fact, a lot of the time when you feel like snacking, your body is actually just confusing thirst with hunger.
Water actually has quite a few benefits when it comes to weight loss, aside from suppressing appetites. It helps the body to burn stored fat, removes waste from the body and increases the amount of calories burned. Plus, if you get into the habit of drinking more water, you will feel less cravings for sugary drinks and therefore reduce your liquid caloric intake as water doesn’t contain calories.
You should try getting into the habit of drinking an entire glass of water before you even start eating each meal. This will help you to recognize when you are full sooner, thus preventing you from eating more than you need.
