7 Surprising Weight Loss Hacks
Got body fat that won’t budge? Follow these surprising weight loss hacks to lose weight permanently!
Does it feel like you’ve tried everything without getting the weight loss results you deserve? We’ve got 7 weight loss hacks to help you lose weight and keep it off.
Initially, most weight loss strategies and fad diets help because they encourage awareness, fewer calories, and less processed food. But, long term, they fail because they don’t address underlying issues. Why did you gain weight? Do you overeat, stress eat, lack physical activity, or make poor choices? Underneath these behaviors are deeper issues. Weight gain is just a symptom. The good news is, when you address underlying causes, your body will show it!
7 Simple Weight Loss Tips
First, get the basics down with some small changes. Achieving your ideal body weight is much easier with a strong foundation for healthy eating. Upgrade your eating habits with mindful eating. Practice being present, eating slowly, using smaller plates, tuning into your taste buds, and stopping when you feel about 70 percent full. This is a great way to naturally eat healthier foods and smaller portion sizes. Next, regardless of your diet, include these 10 Nutrition Tips. Lastly, support your weight loss goals with regular exercise (especially strength training) and get enough sleep, 7 hours or more.
1. Weight Loss Hack: Reprogram Your Subconscious
Do you feel blocked from losing weight despite your best efforts? Your subconscious could be contributing to your weight. View PSYCH-K for Weight Loss. This energy psychology modality transforms limiting subconscious beliefs into supportive ones in minutes. PSYCH-K is easy, pain-free, proven, and one of the best life hacks for your weight loss journey.
OLD Limiting Beliefs
- I’m not good enough. I’m not allowed to love my body until it’s perfect.
- It’s not safe to lose weight. Bad things happen to me when I’m thin.
- I have to suffer to lose weight.
NEW Enhancing Beliefs
- I am good enough.
- It’s safe for me to lose weight.
- It’s easy and effortless for me to shed belly fat.
PSYCH-K digs deep into underlying issues that cause weight gain. It can reprogram known or unknown barriers to shedding fat, such as traumas and secondary gains.
2. Look at Secondary Gains
Another great life hack for losing weight is to look at secondary gains. During a PSYCH-K session, we’ll identify any secondary gains preventing you from reaching your goals. In other words, what do you gain from your weight gain? What could be preventing you from losing body fat? Do you have fears about weighing less?
For example, a woman I worked with had more friends when she weighed more. Women found her less intimidating and more relatable. So she worried she’d lose friends if she lost weight. This is a good example of how body fat can serve as a protective layer, helping you feel safer and more grounded.
3. Detox Your Liver
Unfortunately, the world is full of toxins that overload your liver and end up stored in your body fat. The liver is a major fat burning organ, so weight loss will be challenging if it’s congested. That’s why detoxing the liver is an important “life hack” for shedding pounds.
For sustainable weight management, reducing toxins and supporting detoxification is crucial. Detoxification is how your body breaks down and eliminates toxins. And your liver is the primary detox organ in your body. It’s the DETOX POWERHOUSE!
Support your liver by eating a high vibration diet and focusing on gentle daily cleansing with beverages like lemon water, celery juice, heavy metal detox smoothies, and broth-based soups. Hydrate with eight glasses of water or more per day and drink water, optional squeeze of fresh lemon juice, throughout your day. Hydrating and eating more high vibe whole foods and less processed foods is an easy way to naturally get your calorie intake into a healthy weight range.
Next, make your liver’s job easier by reducing your exposure to toxins. Start by filtering your water, eating organic, passing on plastics, and selecting more natural beauty, hygiene, and household items. Read labels and use the EWG’s app to find healthier products.
4. Reduce Stress NOW
Reducing stress is another crucial life hack for losing weight. Chronic stress floods your body with cortisol and stress hormones that prevent weight loss and healing. Think about it. If you’re running from a “bear,” your body focuses on survival, not weight loss. Also, when you’re under stress, it’s much harder to follow healthy habits. Stress can increase unhealthy junk food cravings that spike blood sugar levels and sabotage weight loss efforts. Learn how to calm your nervous system for better health and well-being.
Prevent stress-eating and reduce stress by planning daily relaxation. Include calming activities such as yin or restorative yoga, breathing exercises, meditation, journaling (gratitude), nature walks, lavender baths, or anything else you enjoy.
5. Try Intermittent Fasting (IF)
Fasting is an effective weight loss hack that can increase your metabolic rate, balance hormones, boost energy levels, and support longevity. Not only is fasting full of health benefits, it’s pretty effortless to fit into your schedule. For many people, fasting can be easier than following a diet. It’s not an eat this and avoid that plan. It’s more of an eating pattern; eat now and avoid eating the rest of the day.
Standard methods include fasting for 16 hours daily, a couple times a week. Many people like to start with a 12-hour fast for one day (7 pm to 7 am) and gradually increase the fasting period. This gives you an eating window of 8 hours, which allows for a 16-hour fasting period. Stay hydrated to decrease detox symptoms like headaches, fatigue, diarrhea, and cravings. Ask your wellness coach for help incorporating a safe fasting routine into your schedule.
6. Experience a Potato Hack Diet
Want to try something weird yet strangely successful as a fat loss booster? Try Tim Steele’s, Potato Hack. He lost weight eating only potatoes for 60 days! Potatoes contain natural compounds that positively affect your health. The potato hack diet can benefit inflammation, hunger, insulin, gut health, and body fat. Want to try it? Eat nothing but plain potatoes for three to five days and see how you feel. A potato-only diet isn’t something you want to do long-term, but it might give you the boost you need to start losing weight, and there are other benefits from the potato hack diet.
7. Eat 3 Foods for 3 Days
Eat only three foods for three days. Although quick fix, restrictive diets aren’t ideal, eating just three foods for three days can give you the reset you need to start shedding fat now. And it can be beneficial for food sensitivities, gut issues, and digestive problems. Again, this hack isn’t a long-term solution, but it can provide the relief needed to get started. Eating only three foods to eat for three days can help reduce inflammation, ease digestion, and promote fat loss. Choose unprocessed, whole foods like fresh fruit and whole-grains. Keep it simple. Blending, juicing, and pureeing your food can also help make digestion easier. Experiment and see how you feel.