Yesterday I was supposed to have lunch with my friend Margaret but she told me in the morning that she didnt want to walk to the restaurant where we were supposed to meet because she had painful arthritis in her foot.

I asked her Do you want to hear what helped my arthritis go away and of course she did.

Then I told her about a strange little book I had read a few years titled Your Bodys Many Cries for Water by F. Batmanghelidj M.D. The theory that Dr. Batmanghelidj proposes is that almost all bodily ailments no matter where and how they manifest in the body are usually caused by our body cells being chronically dehydrated and that the cure for almost all illness is simply to get our cells properly hydrated again.

Dieting doesn't have to be a chore. Actually you can eat what you like and still cut the pounds. How you ask By smarter eating. For example there are 7 days in a week. Let us say you eat clean for 2 days with the third day being a cheat day. More times then not you are eating well and still having what you like to eat. This has many benefits. You get to reward yourself for successfully eating correctly the first 2 days and then you shocked your metabolism to burn even more calories by incorporating that 3rd day as your cheat day. When you eat clean for long periods of time your metabolism adapts to this so you have to shock you metabolism to kick start extra calorie burning. Some of the easiest ways to eat smarter are

1. Drink plenty of water during your meals. You will fill up on water and not consume extra calories.
2. Eat a big breakfast. Eating breakfast kick starts your metabolism. When you skip breakfast you run the risk of over eating later in the day.
3. Try not to eat 4 hours before bed time. Going to sleep on an empty stomach will prevent your body from storing extra calories and when you wake up you'll be so hungry you won't want to miss breakfast.

Follow these 3 simple steps and you can easily cut back on calories and boost you metabolism with out removing the foods you enjoy. Eating smarter will promote long term weight and fat loss and keep your goals in site. Remember eating for weight loss is not a sprint it is a marathon.