5 Out Of 100 Weight Loss Tips

First and foremost, people don't realize that what they drink is the first step in losing that first 10 pounds. In fact, most people don't know that when they feel hungry, they may actually be dehydrated and they are really thirsty, not hungry. Water is remarkable as well. Over 66% of your body weight is nothing but water. This is also why water plays an important role in weight control.

So TIP #1 is:
Drink plenty of water. It is recommended that you drink 8 glasses per day, but that may take you some time to work up to. Your body needs a whole lot of water. Water doesn't just flush all the toxins out of your body, but it makes you feel better and healthier. When you drink a lot of water you just begin to feel fit and this is the motivation you need to lose weight.

The best thing about water is you can drink as much as you want because it has no calories at all. When you're drinking a lot of water, you eat less as well because you won't feel as though you are starving to death. Remember, if you feel hungry, try drinking a glass of water first and you'll realize you were probably just dehydrated and not hungry at all.

The whole 8 glasses a day rule is really something you should strive for. The best way to do this and to measure your water intake is to buy a jug from the drug store or grocery store that is designed to hold exactly 8 glasses of water. These are great weight loss tools because you can fill them up, freeze them and as it melts throughout the day you have fresh and cold water. Or, if you don't mind your water room temperature you can drink it that way as well. All that matters is that you're getting in the water your body needs.

TIP #2: Start off your day with a fresh, clean glass of water. As soon as you get up in the morning, drink one down. This will help your body to get going because it won't be fighting through dehydration. Also, after you drink a glass of water you won't need to eat such a large breakfast. A glass of water wakes up all the digestive juices in your body and gets it well lubricated. You can always have your morning coffee or tea, but be sure to have a glass of water afterwards. Caffeine dehydrates you and you want to ward off dehydration.

TIP #3: Drink a glass of water before you sit down to eat. Water will naturally make you feel fuller so you don't have to eat as much food.

TIP #4: Have a glass of water while you eat as well. Take a drink after each bite and you will feel full more quickly so you can leave the table feeling satisfied without feeling bloated. Drinking water while you eat will also help your food to settle more quickly, which also helps you to feel full faster.

TIP #5: Do your best to stay away from soda. All sodas are sweetened with lots of sugar. The more you can cut out of your diet the better. Also, diet soda is still soda. It may not have as much sugar, but it has other chemicals and components that are not good for your body either. If you drink a soda, counteract it with a glass of water. Remember, caffeine dehydrates you as well. Decaffeinated sodas still have caffeine in small amounts as well and just as much sugar, so they are not much healthier either.

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The Worst Week of the Year?

A few years back a psychologist in Scotland purported to have calculated that January 23 is the worst day of the year (3rd Monday in January).

He based this conclusion on a couple of factors.

-Mondays in general are considered the most depressing day of the week.

-Winter weather has really settled in, the lack of sunlight which affects mood has been ongoing for quite awhile now.

-There is the post-holiday letdown and the holiday credit card bills have come due.

-In a great many situations the healthy New Years Resolutions have been abandoned and subsequent feeling of discouragement and disappointment ensue.

So yes, it would seem that there are some tangible reasons why the third week in January may not your favorite (or mine for that matter). However, the most important thing you can do is to TAKE ACTION. If you stopped exercising, start doing even just a few minutes a day. If you haven't been able to stop smoking-GET HELP (Hint: hypnosis really works well this)

You also want to surround yourself with positive influences. This can take the form of people who are motivated and upbeat. The right kind of media can help too, not the kind that makes you feel helpless. Like the kind that tells you "the third Monday in January is the worst of the year and there is nothing you can do about it, that's just the way it is."

One "media outlet" you won't get that from is my monthly Creative Calm E-Newsletter. Instead, each issue explores various self-improvement topics that can help you lead a happier and healthier life. And as a sign-up bonus, you receive a FREE pass to the Member's Area on this site. There you can download the reports a Beginner's Guide to Yoga, Eliminate Stress and Anxiety and Hypnosis Counseling: The Straight Facts (a $15 value) So swim against the tide of negativity and sign up today. The sign up box is on the right side of this page.

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In Your Dreams Pal!

"Last night I had the strangest dream!" How many conversations in your life have started that way? People are fascinated with the movies that play in their head while they're sleeping.

Some believe dreams can predict the future. Others say dreams depict real life. Still others believe that dreams are a manifestation of what we want to be.

Interpreting dreams has evolved over the years to what some consider an art form. We spend one-third of our lives sleeping.

In the average lifetime, six years is spent dreaming. That's more than 2,100 days spent in a different world! Every night, we spend an average of one or two hours dreaming and usually have 4-7 dreams per night.

Consider some of these other facts about dreams and dreaming:

-Everybody dreams. EVERYBODY! Simply because you did not remember your dream does not mean that you did not dream.

-Dreams are indespensable. A lack of dream activitiy can mean protein deficiency or a personality disorder.

-Men tend to dream more about other men, while women dream equally about men and women.

-People who are giving up smoking have longer and more intense dreams.

-Toddlers do not dream about themselves. They do not appear in their own dreams until the age of 3 or 4.

-If you are snoring, then you cannot be dreaming.

-Blind people do dream. Whether visual images will appear in their dream depends on whether they were blind at birth or became blind later in life. But vision is not the only sense that constitutes a dream. Sounds, tactility and smell become hypersensitive for the blind and their dreams are based on these senses.

If you would like to learn more about the fascinating world of dreams, visit How to Interpret Your Dreams, from which this article was excerpted.