Lose weight naturally and rapidly before the summer-Is it possible?

Nutrition:

If we are to get the ultimate weight loss during the seasons we need to embrace summer rather than fearing it; summer being a worm season, it offers the best opportunity and atmosphere to weight loss. We can achieve weight loss during summer effectively by observing good nutrition. During this season, the days are longer, the weather is warmer and it’s time to swap the heavy layers of winter for summer clothes; including togs! That fills many of us with dread especially if we’ve packed on the weight over winter.

Nevertheless spring is the ideal season for weight loss. Even if you have tried several times and failed on diet fads and get-fit plans many times, you may need to try a naturopathic approach to weight-management. Naturopathic medicine addresses weigh loss by working as it always does, with your body’s natural processes. Your weight mostly depends on activity output and food intake but can also be affected by gastro-intestinal and hormonal health influenced by mental and emotional stress.

Lose weight naturally and rapidly before the summer-Stressed by fat

Before weight loss can become fat loss, the metabolism must be healed and healthy. This takes a whole-person approach involving diet, nutrient supplementation, herbal medicines, good sleep, and exercise and stress management.

Stress management is crucial. Stress-eating is a common reaction to life stress dynamics causing craving, bingeing, unhealthy food choices and disruptive eating patterns. That’s a recipe for poor diet and ballooning weight. But, more deeply, stress affects our hormonal and digestive functions thereby undermining weight management.

Lose weight naturally and rapidly before the summer-Drop weight from the inside out
A healthy metabolism is the key to weight-loss. Hormonal glands affect digestive metabolism, determining body weight. Thyroid and adrenal glands are powerful examples; body metabolism is regulated by a hormone produced by the thyroid gland. So an under-active thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) lowers the metabolic-rate and fat is accumulated. Stress can ramp up adrenal cortisol, produced by adrenal glands that regulate blood sugar and energy production. If adrenal cortex becomes over or hypo-active complex sugars and glucose can be converted to fat causing weight gain, especially around the waist.

Stored and consumed toxins can lead to fats being accumulated in the body. A liver overloaded with pollutants and toxins and cannot eliminate them, so they get stored in the adipose or fat tissue which is tough to get rid of until toxins are cleared out. This also hinders the liver in efficiently burning body fat. Because excess body fat triggers the production of pro-inflammatory immune cells, the immune system does not function properly for an overweight person. This makes us feel unwell, lacking drive and capacity to exercise and directing metabolic function away from its core processes.

Naturopathic help addresses these factors by effectively detoxing and targeting the thyroid and adrenal glands; for example adding iodine to support the thyroid if you’re iodine deficient.

Lose weight naturally and rapidly before the summer-Other natural ways

Swim

Swimming is one of the most rewarding ways to exercise and lose weight in summer. On a hot day, there is nothing better than to take a dive into swimming pool and swim the day away. On an average, a person of 140 pounds can burn approximately 190 calories in 30 minutes of moderate swimming, and who can stay in a cool pool on a hot day for just 30 minutes?

Hike

For the most part, those who vacation in the mountains find that it’s much cooler in the summer, and thus makes for great hiking days, even in summer months. Even on summer vacation, you can lose weight, all the while enjoying the stress-relief of the mountain outdoors. Take a hike and walk the weight right off! Not only is walking and hiking a great exercise, sweating is great for your health as well. 30 minutes of moderate hiking will also burn you approximately 190 calories, and that doesn’t count the extra climbing in mountain hiking!

Walking the Beach

There is no place better to lose weight in summer than at a beautiful beach! I find the beach to be so incredibly soothing that I simply want to live there and never leave. However, if you’ve ever walking in sand before, you know the extra workout you get by a simple stroll. In fact, you will burn more calories walking in sand that you will walk and jogging on the road, since your muscles are working harder with every step. But the benefits don’t end here. You will also find that walking in sand is easier on your joints since it’s soft. Next time your beach walking, alternate between the soft, deep sand and the hard packed sand closer to the water for a full joint-easy workout.

Listen to your Body

I don’t know about you, but during the summer, when it’s super-hot, I tend to naturally have less of an appetite. I have known people who shared that lack of appetite, and still feel the need to force themselves to eat full meals and stuff themselves. Your body is an amazing invention, and has the ability to know what it needs and doesn’t need. Naturally, in the winter, our bodies want us to put on a little weight in order to keep warm, but in the heat of the summer, it knows that weight gain isn’t necessary, and shifts into a weight loss mode, so to speak. If you follow your body’s natural urges you may find weight loss easier for you.

Keep Track

Another great way to lose weight in summer is to simply keep track of what you eat in a day. For some, it’s an eye-opener when they actually see on paper what all they’re consuming in a 24 hour period. Summer can be filled with lots of ice cream and fattening foods (which I know tastes good, but should always be in moderation) or lots of healthy snacks, such as fresh fruit and veggies and yummy salads! Whatever you choose to eat, keep track and make changes where needed.

Grab a Friend

Who wants to go swimming alone? Who wants to walk alone? Who wants to diet alone? Nobody! It is human nature to want to share things with someone else. If your hubby or significant other isn’t interested in joining a healthier you, find a friend who is. Before I got pregnant, my sister-in-law and I were walking together, and let me tell you, it does make all the difference in the world.

Play Mind Games (on Yourself)

Whether these things have been proven, studies show that playing simple games on your mind will encourage you to lose weight. Some say that the color blue will suppress your appetite, which is why you find few fast food places decorated in blue. So, try surrounding yourself in the color blue when eating. Also, if it’s possible, eating in front of a mirror is said to aid weight loss as well, as most humans find it odd to see them eating. Can’t hurt to try these things, right?

Hydrate

Water is your best friend, especially in the hot months of summer. Your body needs to stay hydrated to be healthy, and water is the best drink for weight loss. In fact, it’s been proven that making the simple change to drink only water every day is enough to help you start losing weight. So hydrate and lose weight in summer!

Losing weight in summer doesn’t have to be something to dread. In fact, using these 8 Easy Ways to Lose Weight in summer, you will have having so much fun you won’t even realize you’re actually losing weight! If you have any summer weight loss tips to add, please feel free to leave us a comment! We love to hear from our readers!

Irrespective of the season when it comes to optimal weight loss, Doctor Dalal Akoury of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center will of great help to you. Doctor Akoury’s cares and focuses on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE.

Lose weight naturally and rapidly before the summer-Is it possible?