Health: Bob Harper Shares The Five MOST Important Tips To Slimming Down For The Summer!

Bob Harper from Biggest Loser has been helping people lose weight for years, and has been super successful at it. Here are 5 tips that he thinks is the most important to slim down for summer.

1. Hydration, hydration, hydration - This is number one according to Bob and he wants you to stay hydrated all day. Bob says that once you wake up, the first thing you need to do is have a tall glass of water. It will get your digestion going and your metabolism revved up. Then, throughout the day, before each time you eat, down another tall glass of water. It will help slow down your eating and keep you from overeating.

2. Protein - Make sure you have protein at every meal. Morning, noon and night. It will keep you fuller longer.

3. Don't drink your calories -  Some of those coffee drinks can be upwards of 500 to 600 calories. Not to mention, be careful at happy hour. A margarita can also be in that same calorie range. Bob says, "Eat your calories, don't ever drink your calories!"

4. Know your stuff - It is important that you start measuring your food, and know what you are consuming by reading all the nutrition facts of everything you are putting in your body. There is so much processed foods out there, we don't even know anymore what we are putting in our bodies. Most important things you need to know when reading nutrition facts:
Serving size
Fat
Calories

5. Splurge meal - After being so good all week, Bob thinks it is important that you have a splurge meal and enjoy all that you have been missing with all of your hard work dieting. Do this every week and it is very important that you know it is one meal, not a whole day.
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