One of the inexpensive weight loss strategies in my Don't Go Broke Diet is laughing. It is there because I truly believe that laughing will help anyone lose and keep off unwanted pounds.
When I was losing weight, I would find every reason to laugh. I am talking about loud, big belly laughs. At the time I did not know why but I knew laughing made me feel better. Laughing made it easier for me to eat less and lose weight.
Benefits of Laughter
Eventually I researched the benefits of laughter, and I found that laughter:
- Burns a small amount of calories
- Increases your heart rate
- Increases blood flow
- Decreases your stress
- Decreases your food cravings
- Boosts your energy
- Helps decrease negative feelings, such as sadness, pessimism and loneliness
- Helps increases positive feelings, such as happiness and optimism
Stress Reduction
The physical changes associated with laughter, such as increasing your heart rate, are great. However, it is the mental/emotional changes that will really help you lose weight.
Stress, pessimism, and depression can lead to hormonal changes in your body that cause weight gain and prevent weight loss. They also increase the amount of food you eat, as you try to self medicate with fatty and sugary foods.
Laughter is a much better way to self medicate.
Doctor Prescribed Laughs
Anyone who knows me, knows I love to laugh, tell jokes, and keep those around me laughing. I am also very optimistic and I try to smile as much as possible. Laughs and smiles are very contagious and uplifting. They cost me nothing, so I try to give out as many as I can.
With my Doctor Prescribed Laughs posts, I will try to make you laugh and smile. I am a proponent of affordable weight loss and laughs are very inexpensive.
So come to my blog and have a loud, big belly laugh on me. I will not charge you anything.
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