Yes! Yes it is!

You’re on your way to losing weight the natural way, so you’ve probably heard the following statements:

• Drink water to stay healthy.
• Drink water to hydrate.
• Drink water when dieting to aid in weight loss.
• Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink water.

And you’ve heard all of this for good reason! Our bodies are composed largely of water, so it should be no surprise that it requires adequate water intake to function properly.

By taking in adequate amounts of water, studies have shown that it helps our bodies burn fat and lose weight! In addition, taking in the right amount of hydration can help assist with building muscle mass, which aids in fat burning and weight loss, as well. Other benefits of water include healthier looking skin, cleansing of toxins from the system and organs, and it also helps your digestive system stay functioning properly.

Some tips to ensure you’re getting enough water on a daily basis when attempting to lose weight naturally include:

• Be sure to take in at least 64 ounces of water a day. If you’re overweight, increase your intake to help in the weight loss process.
• Start you day with 8-16 ounces of water to initialize flushing of your system and to get a jump start on your water intake for the day.
• Drink water with every meal, especially before eating, as this can help you feel fuller and eat less for weight loss.
• Grab water in place of juice or sodas.
• Drink good quality water vs. water that’s chlorinated or has added chemicals that could be harmful for the body.
• Be sure to track your water intake in a diet or weight loss journal to ensure you’re taking in what you need.

Water is key to helping you lose weight naturally and keep it off, in addition to helping our bodies function as efficiently as possible, so be sure to get enough water on a daily basis as part of your natural weight loss program by following these tips and pointers. Drink up my friends! 

Hey there! Sorry I have not posted anything in a few days.  Just crazy busy with family and life.  I am sure you can relate. I hope all’s going well for you on your fabulous journey of natural weight loss! We all deserve to be healthy and happy, so I’m excited that you’re checking out my site and blog for tips and pointers to help you shift your mindset to achieve all of your weight loss goals.

This week I’m going to focus on the importance of keeping a food diary, an exercise diary and the importance of water intake to help you lose weight naturally and keep it off.

The focus of this blog—keeping a food diary to stay on track for natural weight loss.

Why is keeping a food diary so important? Because, how often have you thought, “Oh, I can nibble a little bit on this and it won’t hurt my diet?” or “I’m the cook, so I need to try the food!” Well, you may be surprised when you truly start capturing all of these little ‘slips’ to find that it really puts a dent in your overall food allowance for the day or week.

By keeping a food diary, you’ll be sure to capture all that you intake throughout your day and week to get a true picture of the foods that you’re eating. And I mean capture everything, because it all adds up! In addition, it will help you stay focused on your weight loss goals and achievements!

And though this idea of keeping a detailed account of your food intake might seem tedious to start out with, it will truly help bring awareness to what you’re really putting into your body each day, which in turn will help ensure that you’re staying on track to meet your weight loss goals.

Your diary should include the following:

• The item you’re eating.
• Calorie count of item, as well as total for the day.
• Nutritional information for fat, carbs and protein.
• Your daily goals.
• Your weight loss goals in big print on the top of each page.
• Anything that might inspire you to stay focused, like positive affirmations, on each page!

By keeping a food diary, you’ll definitely be a step ahead of your goals by adding focus and true awareness around your daily habits and routine as far as food and diet are concerned for natural weight loss! Happy writing!  Happy tracking!

To lose weight naturally, as I’ve shared over the last few days, requires the proper nutrition and diet to achieve successful weight loss that will stick, and part of that is knowing your metabolic type. Over the last two days, I’ve shared information about the Protein type as well as the Carbohydrate type, and today, we’ll review information and helpful tips for the Combination Metabolic type.

To some extent, if you are a Combination type, you’re fortunate, as you have a greater selection of food choices for your meals. At the same time, balance is key, so the Combination type will want to be familiar with both the Protein and Carbohydrate types, as this metabolic type requires a balance of protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats in the diet to maintain health and lose weight when needed.

Tips for Combination types:

Familiarize yourself with both the Protein type and the Carbohydrate type. As mentioned above, know both of these types to identify the requirements of each and ensure you’re balancing your diet between the meal suggestions and nutritional intake for both.

Avoid too many sugars and starches for weight loss. By eating too many carbs, the Combination type may find a lot of swings in hunger and blood sugar, so again, a balance of healthy carbs with protein and good fats is important.

Avoid too many foods high in fats. Again, balance is key, and your diet may change from day to day (and should) as a Combination type, but it’s never healthy for anyone to eat too many foods high in fats, especially saturated, unhealthy fats. You want to choose low-fat, natural protein and carbohydrates for your diet and nutritional intake.

By following these tips as a Combination type, you’ll be well on your way to healthy weight loss!!!

So this sums up our review around metabolic types and natural weight loss. I hope you now see why understanding the metabolic types is so important and critical as you set out to lose weight naturally for the new and healthy you!

This week, we’ve been focused on losing weight naturally with the right nutrition and diet, which includes knowing your metabolic type—Protein, Carbohydrate or a Combination of the two. Yesterday I shared some insights and tips for the Protein type, and now I’m going to share some insight and tips for the Carbohydrate types.

Do you find that you can go for a long time without meals? Or you often don’t have time to fit eating into your day or schedule? Or, if you pay attention, you may realize you lose weight on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are likely a Carbohydrate metabolic type.

Some tips for the Carbohydrate type:

Eat a balanced high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet to lose weight naturally. Opposite of the Protein type, Carbohydrate types tend to do best on a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet, but be sure to choose your carbohydrates wisely for optimal weight loss. Select whole grains and fruits for your carbohydrate selection, in addition to low-starch vegetables. Take note after a meal where you feel tired or sluggish, as you may have consumed too many of the wrong type of carbs for your type. Also, select proteins that are low in fat to balance out your protein vs. carb consumption. You should avoid cheeses and high-fat meats, for example.

Avoid highly processed carbs for weight loss. To add to the previous paragraph, because the Carbohydrate metabolic type has a high-tolerance for foods high in carbs, they often eat a lot of highly processed carbs, which isn’t a good thing as processed carbohydrates aren’t good for anyone to maintain good health or weight loss. Also, because of this tolerance, they may often have conditions, or be at risk for conditions such as insulin resistance, hyperglycemia and other health conditions associated with high carbohydrate and starchy, sugary diets.

Be careful with dairy products. Sometimes, carbohydrate types do not process dairy products easily, so it’s good to be very selective and minimize your dairy intake as a Carbohydrate type for natural weight loss.

These tips and pointers will help you understand how Carbohydrate types process certain types of food, and by utilizing these tips as a Carbohydrate type, you’ll be well on your way to natural weight loss!

Tomorrow, I’ll be sharing my insights around the Combination metabolic type for natural weight loss, so see you then!

Yesterday I mentioned why it’s important to know your metabolic type—so you can choose the right foods for your body to lose weight naturally in addition to improve your mood, appearance and energy levels by helping your body run as efficiently as possible.

The three metabolic types are Protein, Carbohydrates and a Combination of both, and today, I’m going to focus on the Protein Metabolic Type for natural weight loss.

If you are a Protein metabolic type, you need a diet high in protein and low in carbohydrates for optimal health and weight loss, but I’m not saying to cut out all carbs! Some carbs are definitely needed in your diet, but you should choose your carbs carefully, which I’ll talk about in more detail below. Also, if you are a protein type, then you may often be irritable and anxious because you’re eating too much sugar. In addition, when you’re eating too many carbs, you will often crave more carbs and sugar and will often be hungry, so this could be an indicator that you’re indeed a Protein type who’s eating the wrong type of foods for their body, which means you could have a hard time losing weight.

Some pointers for Protein types:

Stay away from refined carbohydrates to lose weight naturally. When adding carbohydrates to your diet, be very selective and only choose organic foods, whole grains, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Also, when selecting fruits, try to avoid fruit juices as they are high in sugar, and limit the number of fruit servings in your diet as fruits can convert to sugar quickly which isn’t good for Protein types. Again, balance is key.

Eat protein with every meal. By eating protein, you will feel more full and fulfilled, so be sure to eat natural, organic protein with each meal. By staying fuller longer, you won’t overeat and in turn, will shed excess pounds to lose weight.

Small snacks or meals throughout the day are helpful. Protein types should eat frequently to maintain blood sugar levels to avoid increased hunger between meals. This may mean smaller meals throughout the day for you, or healthy snacks between meals, but either way, you should be eating frequently to avoid overeating from increased and frequent hunger so you can lose weight naturally! 

By utilizing these tips as a Protein type, it will help your path to natural weight loss be much smoother and easier. Over the next couple days, I’ll share some insights on the Carbohydrate and Combination type for natural weight loss, so see you soon!