Though that scenario may sound like nothing more than the best dream ever, it’s possible to make it your reality—if you use your evening hours strategically.
Next time you’re feeling like a puffer fish, devote some time to the evening rituals below. They all blast away uncomfortable belly bloat and gas and help you stay on track toward weight loss success.
When you finally get home after a long day, you’re totally famished — we get it. But that doesn’t mean you should scarf down your dinner in a hurry.
Eating too quickly causes you to swallow excess air, which can lead to uncomfortable gas and bloating. Slowing down and chewing with your mouth closed, on the other hand, can have the opposite effect.
Fight off the urge to down your entire meal in one giant bite by snacking on something like a small piece of fruit or an ounce of nuts on your way home. Then, after you’ve settled in, sit down and have a leisurely supper.
Since water retention is the body's way of holding onto fluid so it doesn’t dehydrate, the opposite is true. Drinking lots of water (and skipping dehydrating booze) signals the body that it no longer needs to hold onto every last drop to stay hydrated. And since lemons are a natural diuretic, adding them to your glass will speed up the process. (Not a lemon fan? Whip up a glass of detox water instead.)
Just make sure you drink from a glass and not through a straw. Sipping through a straw can cause you to take in extra air and experience a different—but equally uncomfortable—type of bloating.
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