If you’re like me you have tried all of the commercial weight loss programs and failed. You gained the weight back the moment you finished the program or you just quit the program. Would you like to know why? It’s not you it’s the diets. Below I will give you some great tips for lasting weightloss.
Weightloss is not about what you eat (mainly). It is more about planning for your food. This is the hardest part to learn but this is the part that makes it real. Skinny people plan their meals. They walk to the store to get treats. They take the stairs and don’t mind the exertion. Watch skinny people and see how they describe food. Chances are good they bring their lunch to work instead of buying it on the way. They park in the farthest park in the parking lot and don’t mind the walk. They go for walks on their 15 minute breaks.
We all see skinny people on TV and think “wouldn’t it be great if I could have that body”. Well I’m not going to tell you you can because we all know that they are 4% of the population. But what you can have is the best body you’ve got. But before you go on your next diet give the below tips a chance. Take these tips and make them habits before you dive in to a weight loss program. You may find that you don’t need a “program” at all.
Overweight people tend to eat out ALOT. Not all overweight people but most eat out almost double or triple the amount of skinny people. Why is that? Lack of planning. You didn’t have time for breakfast at home so stopped on the way to work for a quick egg mcmuffin, donut or muffin. You didn’t have time to figure out what you’d have for lunch so you’ll just step out at lunch hour and pick something up or worse you’ll hit the vending machine at work. These are all signs of poor planning.
Planning for your week is number one. Start with a grocery list. Don’t make it a diet grocery list but consider all meals of the day when you are making the list. Don’t forget snacks. If you are often short on time ensure that you are buying quick fixes for your meals. There are lots of low calorie options if you take the time to hit all of the aisles in the grocery store you may find things you really like. But ensure that you are able to grab them on the way out the door. As I said your shopping list is the first place to start.
Second ensure that you have what you need to eat said food. Bringing a meal you made to work last night but forgetting the necessary condiments will ensure that you wander towards the vending machine. You want to plan for this. I now keep Tupperware at work with a salad dressing and ketchup (my condiments of choice). Having these handy keeps you in the lunchroom at work rather than jumping in your car for a quick fix because you “forgot” them and can’t eat your prepared food without them.
Third. Try cooking for the week on Sunday. Throwing in 5 chicken breasts on Sunday at one time and then packaging them for the freezer will either give you all of your lunches for the week (if you don’t mind the repetition) or an easy dinner when you rush in the door starving. Knowing that the food is there will help you to not stop at the local drive thru on the way home.
Try steps 1,2 and 3 for a few weeks before signing up for the next diet program. If you can make those tips into habits before you diet you are much more likely to succeed and you might even see that after a couple of weeks a weight loss appears that you hadn’t counted on .
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