These four tips include suggestions in each of the four elements you need to work on to achieve your health, fitness, wellness and weight loss goals: (eating right, exercise, support and accountability).
1. Good Eating Tip
Next time you order pizza for yourself or your kids ask for half the cheese. You’ll barely notice any taste loss. But what you will lose is tons of calories and a whole lot of grams of saturated fats. Pizza doesn't have to be left off the weekly menu anymore.
2. Making Exercise Safe and Fun
In order to lose weight you have to become more active. Most people do anything to avoid moving their bodies. And society is an accomplice. You can pick up food, a prescription, your clothes and your kid without leaving your car – heck you can get it without leaving your house! Everything delivers now. IF “exercise” is too hard – just find ways to MOVE your body. Yardwork, housework or any of the many seated/chair exercise plans you can find on the internet can help! Studies show that increasing movement can improve mental health and brain alertness alongside improving your physical health. Every moment of movement counts.
3. Maintaining Your Support System
Join a group challenge or get a partner, an accountability buddy. Make a pact that you will not let the other person down and you will pick them up should they start losing interest. Remember it’s much easier to let yourself down than another person. You will be less likely to let yourself down if you maintain a support system!
4. Accountability Tools
A food diary is a great way to keep track of what you are eating and when. Keep track of what you consume on an hourly basis throughout the day. If you do this for 2 weeks you will see exactly where those extra calories (and thereby those extra pounds) are coming from. Also, don’t forget to keep track of what you’re drinking. Track your intake to see where you are taking in “empty calories” things that are void of good nutritional value but pack a punch on the waistline! Also tracking sleep, movement, and moods can help! If you notice that late at night you tend to watch tv and find it is snack time, perhaps you can replace that habit with a new one that isn’t connected to Snacks!!!!
If you want more information on healthy habit changes that can result in positive weight loss and improvements to your overall physical and mental health… get in touch!
To your health!
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