Have you been trying to lose weight since forever and nothing worked quite as well as you hoped? If you were starving yourself with countless diets and spent hours at the gym without managing to maintain the desired diet, you’re missing some of the key steps to successfully shedding pounds. Fortunately, we know exactly how you can attain your goal weight and stay lean with these 5 hacks.

Eating mindfully will make a Huge Difference

One of the most important steps is that you are mindful about you’re eating. Namely, if you’re watching TV while having lunch or having dinner with your favorite TV show, you aren’t actually paying attention to what you’re eating and your brain can’t catch up with your stomach. This is the perfect recipe for eating more than you actually need and start gaining weight. Therefore, no matter what diet you’re following, the next time you sit down to have a meal, make sure there are no distractions in the vicinity. Focus on your plate and the food to make sure you only eat as much food as your body needs and not more.

Don’t Shop for Groceries on an Empty Stomach

Going to the supermarket while you’re hungry will only make you shop for foods that you don’t even eat that often. This is especially true for junk food because when your stomach is empty, you’ll crave everything from soup to grilled meat and most of all, that chocolate that you’re trying to cut back on. Therefore, if you need to go grocery shopping, be sure to have lunch or breakfast first so that you’re fully stuffed and without having any desire to eat a huge container of ice cream. 

Freeze the Fat with CoolSculpting 

One of the biggest revelations in the previous few years in the field of aesthetic medicine is definitely the revolutionary procedure called CoolSculpting. It’s a modern version of liposuction but is completely non-invasive and requires zero downtime – which is some of the reasons why you should try CoolSculpting. With the wave of a cooling paddle, your skin will be suctioned along with your fat like a vacuum. In order to get the best results, you should have a few treatments, and all that fat that was spilling over your pants will soon become history.

Drink Water Before Meals

According to a study, two glasses of good old H2O before a meal will help you shed all those unwanted pounds. Burn 15 pounds over 12 weeks by only having two glasses of water at least half an hour before meals. The trick is that water makes us feel full which will automatically help you eat less instead of packing the plate with food that your body doesn’t actually crave. Feel free to have a glass of water after a meal as well and raise your metabolism by 30 percent for 40 minutes.

Physical Activity is Crucial

Even with all the dietary adjustments, you’ll need to break a little sweat in order to stay lean. It’s essential that you burn more calories than you consume during the day, so if you really hate the gym, then find any excuse to incorporate movement into your daily routine. Don’t drive to work, but cycle or walk, use the stairs instead of the elevator, or stand in a bus and hop off one stop earlier so you can walk a bit to the office. Those few modifications will add up to make a huge difference in the long run.

Losing weight doesn’t have to seem like the most tedious work ever. On the contrary, if you only learn how to eat and speed up your metabolism while also making sure you are physically active, you’ll shed pounds quickly and maintain your lean figure in the future as well. Just make sure you maintain all those good habits even after you reach your weight goal.