It's easier than ever to gain weight.
Our lives are constantly becoming less physical, as the need for convenience and ease is met with advances in technology.
At the same time our diet is suffering from high-fat greasy foods and genetically altered food products.
Combine these together, and its' easy to see why the pant size of Americans are growing by the inch.
Fortunately for all of us, there actually are very convenient, plentiful ways to counteract those pesky pounds, and here are five great ways of doing just that.
1.
It's always best to start with the small things, and here's a great way to effortlessly keep those pounds off.
We eat far too much, and this packs on the extra weight.
You can actually help fight this by brushing your teeth each time you finish with a meal.
This may sound strange, but studies have shown that you are less open to eating once you've gotten your teeth clean and shining.
You'll find yourself less open to those between-meal snacks, and keep your teeth looking their best.
2.
Water doesn't really get all of the attention it so rightly deserves.
It's unfortunately tossed aside as a "boring" drink when compared to modern soft drinks which are packed full of taste and flavor.
This is bad, because not only do you need a certain amount of water per day, but those soft drinks are loaded with fattening calories and sugars that are damaging and will never be used by your body.
Toss out those sodas and pick up water, and you can cut out as many as 245 calories in a single day.
You'll also feel better, have more energy, and you'll be able to deal with the heat much better.
3.
Try to eat the most food before noon.
Many of us are eating on a backwards schedule - we may barely eat breakfast, but have large lunches with all kinds of different foods.
Unfortunately, this is destructive as far as losing weight is concerned.
When you eat in the evenings, your body has very few opportunities to rid itself of those calories before you go to bed.
All of those calories are then converted into fat instead of being burned as fuel.
Eating a large breakfast will energize you for the day, give your body a chance to burn all of those calories, and it will also cause you to be less hungry later on.
4.
We eat too much food, plain and simple.
For some reason, we view meals as a ways to stuff ourselves rather than simply feed ourselves.
When you sit down to eat, keep in mind that you shouldn't be stuffed when you walk away from the table.
If you sigh deeply, rub your belly, or move slowly, you've eaten too much.
For starters, cut your average portions by a third to make sure that you don't eat too much.
You'll probably be surprised to find that it doesn't actually change your appetite all that much! 5.
When most people think of exercise, they imagine push ups, trips to the gym, jogging, or other intensive forms of exercise that are difficult to start and take a lot of effort and discipline to stick with for any length of time.
Fortunately, all of that is really not necessary for losing weight.
Walking is one of the most efficient fat-burning exercises on the planet, and it can be done anywhere you are.
Walk around the office, take the stairs, and go out of your way to get the steps in.
If you really want to lose weight, start walking every single day for extended periods.
Any good long walk is beneficial, but it is generally recommended that you take 30 to 45 minute trips to lose those pounds.
Like anything else in life, a big goal like weight loss is only achievable by making sure you do all of the small things right.
Fortunately, it's little tips like these that can make the difference between accomplishing and failing.
You really can do it, and starting small is the way to go.