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10 simple ways to lose weight in two weeks

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By Jessica BrownPublished about a year ago 6 min read
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10 simple ways to lose weight in two weeks.

Stress at work, eating junk food, and insufficient sleep can prevent you from achieving your dream body and even make things worse. But losing weight isn't always about strict diets and strenuous exercise.

There are many tricks that can help you lose weight in just two weeks. Today I will share with you 10 tips that will help you get rid of your belly fat.

Most people don't even know about these tricks.

1 - Avoid sugary drinks

When you're craving sweets, you usually want a can of soda or some juice. However, if you are determined to lose weight, you should stop this sugar addiction.

It has been proven by doctors from the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition that drinking sugary drinks contributes to being overweight and obese.

2 - For more water

We've been told time and again that drinking enough water speeds up the fat burning process. In case you're not convinced, a team of scientists from Humboldt University and the German Institute of Human Nutrition researched this topic. They asked the participants of their study to drink two large glasses of water. As a result, their metabolism has become 30% faster and more efficient.

Scientists follow the rule that by drinking 500ml more liquid per day, a person can burn about 17,400 calories per year.

This rule was created by scientists at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. They call it Sprint interval training and it requires 2.5 minutes of intense training each day. The point is 5 to 30 seconds of hard exercise during a workout. For example, accelerating while cycling or jogging for four minutes on the treadmill can boost your metabolism and you'll burn an extra 200 calories. Make it high intensity.

Exercise to burn more fat and always give your 100%.

3 - Let cool air into your bedroom

Research by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institutes of Health shows that low temperatures in the room affect brown fat, a layer of fat that protects the body from freezing. As a result, it breaks down white fats and burns chemical energy. To create heat, subjects had to sleep in neutral, cold and warm rooms at different temperatures.

After four weeks of sleeping in a cool room, the men got rid of a large amount of white fat in their bellies. So go ahead and turn on the air conditioner at 4am.

4 - Forget about daytime sleep

Science proves that people burn less fat when they sleep during the day and are active at night. A group of researchers from the University of Colorado studied 14 healthy people for six days. During the first two days, the subjects slept through the night and did not take daytime naps. Then they changed their sleep patterns to mimic owl sleep schedules. It turns out that when people take a nap, their metabolism worsens because their biological clocks don't quite match their schedule.

If you work the night shift, doctors recommend reducing the number of calories you consume by 50 to 60 percent.

5 - Get rid of stress

According to a study conducted at Ohio State University, stress slows down our metabolism. Moreover, when we are stressed, we tend to eat more fatty, sweet and salty foods. Scientists say that consuming high-calorie products in stressful situations affects our metabolism and causes weight gain. Therefore, avoid overeating at all costs when you are stressed.

First, get lots of sleep.

A few more words about sleeping well. A healthy 8 hours of sleep between 10 pm or 11 pm and 6 am or 7 am contributes to great metabolism. It can also help you get rid of unwanted belly fat.

Columbia University's Assistant Professor Marie Pierre St. In a study led by Onge and Assistant Professor Irish Schechter of Columbia University Medical Center, subjects who slept less than five hours were more prone to weight gain and obesity than those who got enough sleep.

6 - Laugh more

This isn't a joke. Sincere laughter uses about the same amount of energy as walking, since it involves different muscles, especially abdominal ones. Data gathered by a team of researchers at the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University showed that 10 to 15 minutes of laughter a day can burn 10 to 40 calories. So we recommend that you watch more comedy shows. Can't get a good laugh with the comedy shows you're already watching? Sign up for a laughter yoga club instead. This is no laughing matter currently.

There are about 6000 groups worldwide. Laughter is the best medicine indeed.

7 - Stop counting calories

Nutritionists recommend that you stop focusing on calories and pay more attention to the quality of the product you eat, since not all calories are equal.

For example, a high calorie burger can be harmful, but high calorie nuts are useful. Vegetables, nuts and seeds are natural and minimally processed, and they all contain more useful and healthy elements than their powdery dietary analogs. These products help us get used to a new diet, enrich our body with vitamins and minerals, and satisfy hunger.

8 - Remove the bright blue light from electronic displays

Here's another simple way to increase your metabolism. Remove the blue light from your phone if you use it before bedtime. However, experts do say that it's better to avoid screen time completely before going to sleep. Oh well, a study conducted by scientists from the Department of Physiological Anthropology at Kyushu University showed that bright light confuses our brain, which then stops producing melatonin.

Our metabolism is tightly connected to our sleeping patterns and the amount and quality of our sleep. Adjust the light tones emitted by your screens and you'll see an improvement in your sleep.

9 - Eat less but more often

It's easy. When you eat frequently, you let your body know that there's no need to accumulate fats. When we skip a meal, we send the opposite signal, and we tend to eat more. Based on research from the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, eating little and often reduces cholesterol levels by 15% and insulin levels by almost 28%. Insulin plays an important role since it controls the level of sugar in the blood. If there's a lack of insulin, glucose reaches neither.

10 - For green tea

Avoid sugary drinks. When you're craving sweets, you usually want a can of soda or some juice. But if you are determined to lose weight, you should quit this sugar addiction.

It has been proven by doctors from the Harvard School of Public Health Department of Nutrition that drinking sugary drinks contributes to being overweight and obese.

According to Dr Marguerite Westerterp Plantenga of Mastrick University, drinking green tea can help you because it's loaded with antioxidants called catechins, which boost their fat-burning abilities.

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About the Creator

Jessica Brown

Jessica is a researcher and social media enthusiast with a passion for books. He was born and raised in New Jersey, where he developed a love of literature at a young age.

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