7 Secrets of Slim Women

You may feel jealous when saw your friend who always looks slim. In fact, they do not seem to bother dieting or exercise to maintain her weight.

Actually, they can stay slim not just because of genes, but also because of their habits. Recent research shows that small changes and if without effort (as did the women of this slim) that occur every day, can make the weight down slowly and continuously. Let's see just how their habits.


Glad to drink tea
Tea contains catechins, the antioxidants in tea that speeds up calorie burning. Women who mengasup catechin in the highest level of body weight tended to be reduced over 14 years, than those who rarely drank tea. According to a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is the highest content of catechins in green tea and white tea.

Choosing a home-based food
Try menu of Japanese cuisine kitchen, which serves many dishes from fish, vegetables, rice, soy, noodles, tea, and fruit. Everything is processed in a simple way. Distinctive flavor comes from canola oil, onion, carrots, and bokchoy. However, reduce the sodium (which is the content in salt), so suggestions Lilian Cheung, RD, DSC, Director of Health Promotion and Communication in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health.

Routine breakfast
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported, people who used to breakfast tend to have a waist circumference of 5 cm less than those who are reluctant to breakfast. Breakfast can promote metabolism, causing you to reduce the production of an enzyme that increases cholesterol.

Enjoy your food
Eating slowly can help you to stay thin. Those who would take 30 minutes to eat a bowl of ice cream will create more hormones "satisfied" than those who are accustomed to eat quickly, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. When dining, do while watching TV so you can concentrate with delicious food that is in front of you.

Get used to doing the routine
For example, eating at the same hour every day. Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, found in mice that ate as scheduled and fasted for 12 hours at night, his liver to activate genes that burn more sugar and fat. This experiment was not tested in humans, but if you accustom yourself to dinner at 19.00 every night can help you lose weight, why not?

Start with white water
Drinking two cups of water before meals will help you lose weight 2.2 kg more than those who do not drink water before eating. Research from Virginia Tech is also revealed, the water can make you full so you tend to reduce food until 75-90 calories. To start this habit, try to drink water when you still prepare a meal or waiting for your order arrives at the restaurant.

Considering body
Considering the body turned out to be done regularly, at least once a week. Because the scales to see the needle move to the right could be a signal that you need to eat less and start exercising before weight loss continues to rise. This habit, according to the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, which helps you to get a stable weight without dieting.