Losing weight can be a long slog full of ups and downs. Some days you can find it real easy to stick to your diet and to take the exercise you need. Others, well let's just say some days nothing goes right! Just about everyone looking to lose weight will have 'bad' days when they eat the wrong stuff and don't take any exercise.
Sticking to your weight loss plan is really all about working out a plan or structure that suits your aims and lifestyle and then trying to go with it. There are a lot of different tips and tricks you can use to keep you on the straight and narrow, however, which could just turn a bad day into a good one.
Say, as an example, you are a sucker for eating unhealthy snacks and foods. Before you started losing weight you might have come home from work, kicked off your shoes and settled down to watch TV with a handful of snacks. Or you might have got into the habit of snacking during the day whilst working.
Your best tip here? Don't buy these snacks anymore, buy healthier options. If you don't have a bag of chips in your house, then you can't eat them. And, if you really are hungry, a healthy snack will fill you up and make you feel better. Snacking on fruit, vegetables and maybe even low fat cheese can be better options here.
It's also worthwhile taking a look at why and when you snack as well as what you eat. A lot of us simply get into bad eating habits that can minimize weight loss progress that we could otherwise be making. So, for example, if you always crave a sweet snack in the middle of the afternoon then pick up an apple or a banana instead of a candy bar. This will give you a 'sugar rush' but your body will be able to make this last longer.
You can also cut a bad snack habit simply by doing something else. Let's say you normally snack whilst you watch your favorite TV show in the evening. Occupy yourself with something else here and you'll soon forget about the snack and break the habit. Some people will make a cup of herbal tea, take up a hobby such as knitting or even do some ironing while they are watching TV to keep their hands and minds busy.
It's also worth looking at the meals you eat and when you eat them. Many people find that their weight loss goes better if they make sure to eat smaller meals more often than simply sticking with three square meals a day. Try having a healthy snack meal (such as some fruit or vegetables, low fat cheese and crackers, plain air-popped popcorn or a low fat yogurt) between breakfast and lunch, lunch and dinner and maybe even in the evening. This will fuel your body regularly and make it less likely that you will feel hungry.
You also need to make sure that your mind is on the right track here as well as your body. Being positive about your weight loss aims (even when you have a bad day) makes it less likely that you'll feel demoralized or depressed about how things are going. If you get in a rut of thinking that you may as well not bother because you can't make this work then that is what will happen! - 16004
Sticking to your weight loss plan is really all about working out a plan or structure that suits your aims and lifestyle and then trying to go with it. There are a lot of different tips and tricks you can use to keep you on the straight and narrow, however, which could just turn a bad day into a good one.
Say, as an example, you are a sucker for eating unhealthy snacks and foods. Before you started losing weight you might have come home from work, kicked off your shoes and settled down to watch TV with a handful of snacks. Or you might have got into the habit of snacking during the day whilst working.
Your best tip here? Don't buy these snacks anymore, buy healthier options. If you don't have a bag of chips in your house, then you can't eat them. And, if you really are hungry, a healthy snack will fill you up and make you feel better. Snacking on fruit, vegetables and maybe even low fat cheese can be better options here.
It's also worthwhile taking a look at why and when you snack as well as what you eat. A lot of us simply get into bad eating habits that can minimize weight loss progress that we could otherwise be making. So, for example, if you always crave a sweet snack in the middle of the afternoon then pick up an apple or a banana instead of a candy bar. This will give you a 'sugar rush' but your body will be able to make this last longer.
You can also cut a bad snack habit simply by doing something else. Let's say you normally snack whilst you watch your favorite TV show in the evening. Occupy yourself with something else here and you'll soon forget about the snack and break the habit. Some people will make a cup of herbal tea, take up a hobby such as knitting or even do some ironing while they are watching TV to keep their hands and minds busy.
It's also worth looking at the meals you eat and when you eat them. Many people find that their weight loss goes better if they make sure to eat smaller meals more often than simply sticking with three square meals a day. Try having a healthy snack meal (such as some fruit or vegetables, low fat cheese and crackers, plain air-popped popcorn or a low fat yogurt) between breakfast and lunch, lunch and dinner and maybe even in the evening. This will fuel your body regularly and make it less likely that you will feel hungry.
You also need to make sure that your mind is on the right track here as well as your body. Being positive about your weight loss aims (even when you have a bad day) makes it less likely that you'll feel demoralized or depressed about how things are going. If you get in a rut of thinking that you may as well not bother because you can't make this work then that is what will happen! - 16004
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