Ten easy ways to lose weight

Being healthy and fit has a huge impact on your immune system, your energy levels, your mood and your confidence. By getting in shape you can change not only your looks, but your wellbeing as a whole.

1. Skip that juice. Juice is more or less fruit without all the fibres. What’s left is mainly sugar and water. Many kinds of juice even contain added sugar. Eat real fruits instead.

2. Change your diet slowly. What foods or drinks could you add to your diet? What foods or drinks could you cut out? Start slow and don’t rush it. Changing your whole diet at once is hard, making you more likely to go back to bad habits. Replacing one food per week or even month is easy.

3. Eat more often, but less. Eating five or six small meals instead of three big ones makes you feel fuller and keep your energy levels on top. People who eat more often also automatically consume less calories.

4. Avoid red, orange and yellow. These colours encourages eating (think of a certain hamburger chain). Therefore, avoid decorating you dining area with these colours. Instead, use as much blue as possible.

5. Drink ordinary coffee. Coffee drinks often contain lots of milk, cream or sugar. Cut that out and you’ll cut down on calories.

6. Eat slowly. It takes about 20 minutes for your body to feel full. Eat more slowly and you’ll automatically eat less.

7. Take the stairs. Instead of using the elevator, use the stairs. If you walk up and down stairs for 10 minutes a day, you may shed up to 10 pounds a year.

8. Drink tea. Drinking warm drinks makes you less hungry, resulting in that you’ll automatically consume less food.

9. Drink water. Drinking enough water may reduce feelings of hunger and make your body metabolize fat more efficiently.

10. Use smaller plates. By using smaller plates you get the impression of eating more than you actually do. It may also make you eat slower.