Tricks to lose weight quickly and effectively

ANA SAN VICENTE

With the arrival of September we feel like going back to good habits. Go back to the gym, healthy meals... Yes! It is finally time to get down to work to lose weight, and above all, if you have decided to do it in the most problematic or difficult areas: burn fat and lose weight in your legs, thighs or belly.

Losing fat in this area of ​​the body becomes twice as difficult (as it happens with the accumulated in the abdomen). When we lose weight, the body does it in a general way and does not focus on whether there is more fat accumulated in one place or another. Not seeing the results, we get discouraged and throw in the towel, but all is not lost in this fight, rather, we are going to help you to be the winner and finally defeat your accumulated fat.

As a base, you know very well that you have to combine a balanced diet that includes foods that help us eat a diet free of bad fats, with a series of specific exercises. This is the best solution if you want to reduce thighs and show off some amazing legs. Here are some tricks that can help you lose those inches once and for all.

Reduce Calorie Intake

A hypocaloric (low-calorie) diet will help you reduce fat. Try to avoid foods that contain too many calories and sugars. Replace them with other antioxidants and fat burners such as green tea, soy, lemon, garlic, ginger, horsetail, red tea, apple cider vinegar, or grapefruit.

Eat more fiber and protein

You should also eat fruits, vegetables and protein. The first two have a satiating effect and proteins also help increase muscle mass by increasing energy expenditure (ie, fat burning).

Not that it's anything new, but maybe you weren't doing it yet and therefore you didn't see the results.

Start the day with a cup of coffee

Although coffee is a somewhat demonized food, the truth is that, consumed in moderation, it provides the body with some very interesting benefits. This drink has a very mild diuretic effect and helps speed up metabolism, which increases the body's ability to burn fat. Start the day with a cup of coffee and you will soon notice the results.

Drink lots of water

Don't forget. Always carry a bottle of water with you, download an application that reminds you of it, whatever, the fact is that you drink it. Drinking a lot of water (2 to 3 liters per day) will help you combat fluid retention and reduce swelling.

In addition, water has a satiating effect that helps you control your appetite, so it's best to drink it before meals.

Reduce Salt Intake

Eating too much salt isn't good for your overall health, but when it comes to losing fat, it's even worse. Salt makes your body retain fluid and causes swelling.

According to the recommendations of the American Heart Association, the amount of salt consumed daily should never exceed 2,300 grams.

Avoid processed foods such as sauces, packaged vegetables, soups or creams, which in many cases contain a large amount of salt that is not recommended.

Increase your electrolyte intake

The term “electrolyte” may sound Chinese to you, but if I talk about sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium or phosphorus, they are already more familiar to you.

Electrolytes are not only present in isotonic drinks that athletes use to recover after exercise, but they are also part of some very healthy foods such as green leafy vegetables, yogurt or bananas.

The more electrolytes your body has, the less fluid it will retain, so if you want to lose fat in your thighs it is recommended that you start introducing them into your diet.

Exercise

This part may be your least favorite, but to see results, you'll have to sweat it out and start working out.

Cardiovascular exercises are the most effective for quickly slimming the thighs (and the whole body, in general). Walking, running, spinning or cycling, that is, any sport that increases the heart rate will be a good option to expend calories and burn fat in general.

Combine it with other specific exercises to tone the thighs such as squats, scissors or lunges and you will see how your dream of ending that unpleasant accumulated fat is coming true.

Use specific products to combat localized fat

They do nothing on their own, but if you combine them with a proper diet and regular exercise they will be your best allies to eliminate accumulated fat and reduce cellulite . These types of products or food supplements contain ingredients such as caffeine, L-Carnitine or seaweed that help to break down accumulations of fat so that the body can eliminate them more easily.

Aesthetic treatments as a complement

Today, aesthetic centers offer various specific treatments to reduce localized fat and cellulite in some of the most problematic areas of the body such as the thighs, abdomen or buttocks. buttocks.

Electrostimulation, cryolipolysis (eliminate fat with cold), lymphatic drainage, mesotherapy (microinjections with active ingredients) or pressotherapy are some of the most effective.

Of course, like creams, they are not miraculous. If you want to notice the results, you will have to do your part and combine them with a proper diet and regular exercise.