I’ve had my share of diets during the last years, after the doctors said I was pretty high on cholesterol for my age (I’m slightly over 30). Also, the fact that everyone around me seemed to be well built, that all my friends were going to the gym as a pleasure and they were constantly laughing at me because I could only pride on my fat behind and basketball shaped belly, while they were showing off their perfect abs and well developed upper arms.

Then, I tried something that had hoodia gordonii in it, and for the first time I’ve clearly read about water and what’s the meaning of feeling thirsty. Apparently, this hoodia stuff was used by people in Africa to help them deal with the extended hunger and thirst they had to endure while left on huge hunting expeditions. The substance comes from a cactus plant and it is used to suppress hunger. Basically, you will eat less, because you are not hungry anymore and this is why you end up loosing weight. Not a diet pill to take by women that are only slight overweight and eat less anyway, because they will end up starving their body. But it’s perfect for men like me, who eat huge meals and go well over the recommended calorie intake every day.

But let’s return to water help to loss weight. I was warned while talking this diet that if I don’t remember do drink water I might seriously dehydrate. Hoodia was taking away my thirst as well, but water was still needed by my body. If I didn’t make a habit out of drinking lots of water, I would’ve ended up in some hospital eventually. All appetite suppressants have this effect.

I’ve also discovered something interesting about thirst. It seems that we shouldn’t even wait until we feel thirsty to drink water. The thirsty sensation is actually a bad sign, it’s a sign that our body is suffering from the lack of water. And we don’t want this, we want it to have all the water it need before it starts consuming vital resource, like the water in blood, which can cause major arterial blockages if it decreases in amount.

Besides, when I started to drink lots of water whenever taking a diet, I was filling up my stomach, so the satiety sensation would come faster. Water wasn’t only covering a biological need that help my metabolism regain normal levels and speed, but also helping me eat less, even when not taking appetite suppressants.

People experience weight gain during the holidays due to the many different foods that are high in fat, cholesterol, and carbohydrates. There are simple ways to avoid the over eating and weight gain during the holidays.

Face the holiday foods and meals by taking 300 mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid before eating any foods or drinks. The Alpha Lipoic Acids help the pancreas by signaling the insulin to turn the carbohydrates into energy versus the standard process of adding to the fat within the body as stored fat.

Resist eating desserts at least fifteen minutes after a meal so your brain accepts the hormones stating you are full. The brain takes up to fifteen minutes to signal the full sensation, which will help reduce the possibilities of over eating during the holidays.

Limit your consumption of alcohol to ½ glass to trigger the insulin to be produced within the blood system resulting in weight loss. The body burns fat faster after a half glass of wine or a martini compared to major amounts consumed that reduces the insulin production in the body.

If you must eat the fatty foods, limit them to the morning hours so you have the rest of the day to burn off the calories and extra carbohydrates you have consumes. You will also be less likely wanting to munch on the fattening foods later in the day.

Take L-carnitine and Coq10 to increase the insulin production. Combining the two helps to burn fat producing more energy and higher weight loss. An additional dose of the two supplements helps to burn the extra calories during the holidays so you will actually loss weight instead of gaining those few extra pounds.

Avoid weighing yourself during the holidays. Research shows people who weigh themselves during the holidays are generally depressed instead of having the festive moods most experience. If you feel you have to weigh yourself, do it in the morning so you can use the rest of the day eating properly.

Drink a glass of water every two hours during the holidays to help burn the calories and flush the wastes from your body and blood stream. The water helps to increase your energy levels as well as helping to keep you feeling full reducing your urges to eat sporadically.

Take the steps to eat less and at the right time during the holidays to lose weight instead of hating yourself for gaining the normal weight many struggle with during the holidays. You can still eat the wonderful foods and desserts, yet when you use the techniques mentioned, you will lose weight instead of joining the many people that gain weight and have to fight to lose it later.