How Can You Become Slim Quicker?

Understand what your body type is, and accordingly, set realistic goals for inch loss on your body. For example, if you have a pear shaped body, then no matter how hard you try, your hips will always be the widest part of your body.

Look up stats like your BMR, weight, height, etc. Keep track of your weight every week to check your progress.

Get a body composition analysis (BCA) done as well to understand your fat, protein and mineral levels. It will be greatly useful when creating a new diet. Also keep an eye on your body fat - this is what you should be losing, and not your muscle mass.

Your diet should be calorie deficit. So for example if you currently require 1700 calories to maintain your weight, then create a diet that has at around 30% less calories.

Say no to crash diets and fads. Say yes to healthy, well-balanced diets like keto or low carb diets. Make sure you’re taking your macros like proteins, fats and carbs in proportions mentioned in your respective diet. This is very important when focusing on how to become slim.

Eat smaller portions. We tend to overeat because of the big servings we take, so cut down on your servings. Here’s a little hack – shift to smaller plates. They will look fuller even with less food.

Incorporate as much physical activity as you can. For example if you’re attending a long phone call, then walk to and fro during the entire time. Walk or cycle to nearby stores instead of taking your car. Take the stairs instead of the lift – so on and so forth.

Say no to aerated/carbonated drinks. Yes, so that’s all soda and cold drinks gone out of the window, because you already know they are nothing but empty calories. Switch to water, fresh fruit juices or even green tea, if that’s your thing.

Both black coffee and green tea not only are loaded with antioxidants, but also have numerous health benefits for you. The antioxidants (catechins) in green tea have been shown to improve your body’s capacity to burn fat, while coffee can improve your metabolism by a whopping 11%.

Exercise is a must. Now I understand that not many people have the will, time or energy to work out, so how about the next best thing? Find a physical activity that you love, and follow it through. The easiest way to not bunk even a day of physical exercise is to do what makes you happy. That could be anything – swimming, jogging, playing tennis or even blasting the music at full volume and dancing like an idiot to 90s hits.

If you’re already working out and your body’s not showing any changes, then it’s because your body has got used to it. Shake things up – mix and match your workouts! Cardio, salsa, weights, high intensity training, circuit training, body weight training – make sure your body always has something challenging to look forward to.

HIIT (high-intensity interval training) is also great when working on how to become slim. If you’re bored of what you’re doing, wanna spice things up or just want to see better results, go for HIIT. Here, you work on high intensity workouts for short periods of time, usually 15-20 minutes. And several studies have shown that these workouts are more effective than hour long cardio sessions. In fact, your metabolism is also at its highest 24 hours after you’re done with your HIIT workout.

3 cups of cold water burns roughly 20-25 calories, so drink up as much as you can! In fact, studies have even shown that drinking water can boost your metabolism by as much as 30%. This means your body can burn more calories during that time period!

Eat calcium rich foods. Did you know that consuming 1800mg of it can block the absorption of 80 calories? It’s true. Kale, yogurt, bok choy, cheese and almonds just are a few names among the long list of calcium rich foods you can eat.

Instead of eating 3-4 large meals during the day and feeling hungry in between, break down your meal sizes. Eat 5-6 smaller meals. This way, not only will you be eating at regular intervals, but your brain will ignore your hunger pangs because you’re feeding yourself more frequently (even if the quantity of the food is the same).

Replace your cooking medium with coconut oil. And remember – the key here is to replace your existing cooking medium, and not simply adding coconut oil on top of it. Not only will it reduce your appetite, making you eat 250 calories lesser each day, but will also improve your metabolism. This, of course, is great for those working on how to become slim.

Try calorie rotation. If you’ve been dieting for long or are simply bored of what you’re eating now, then, just like your workout, spice things up in your diet. Alternate your calorie intake – keep it 1000 calories on one day and 1200 on the other. This will keep your body always guessing, and will also avoid it from hitting plateau.