General Tips on losing weight

by Priti Kumar meditation techniques

After posting the advice on what I would say to someone who is just starting out, I got a lot of positive feedback via email, but most people also asked for some more practical advice on how to start out. Like what small changes they should make first. Well, I did mention some of the small steps in the previous post, but here are some more for you to consider. Some of these are taken from my weight loss diary I kept and some of them I have only learned myself during maintenance. They are going to be different for everyone, so you just have to figure out what works for you. Take a look How to lose weight blogs of 2015 for inspiration and valuable information to help you achieve your goals safely and effectively.

– Don’t give up: This is the most important one. It is not going to be easy, but it IS going to be worth it!

– Don’t take on too much: Thinking on One of the points I made in the last post was to make small changes. Don’t change everything at once, otherwise you will get overwhelmed and something will have to give. Not being able to do everything will be frustrating and stressful and you don’t need any more stress. Start with the easiest things, like drinking more water and eating breakfast and then add on more changes from there.

– Don’t reward yourself with food: this is a bad cycle to get yourself into. Having a cupcake because you lost 1lb is not going to help in the long run. Sure, you can have a cupcake once in a while, but have it because you want it, not because you “earned” it. Reward yourself with a manicure or some new shoes. Let’s just say I have a lot of shoes.

– Positivity goes a long way: and that includes not being negative to the way your body currently looks. You may want to change the way your body looks, but constantly saying negative things about yourself is not going to help. You can still love your body as it is at the time and work on changing it to make it healthier.

– Plan, Prepare, Schedule: The saying goes, fail to plan and you plan to fail – I agree with that to an extent. Sometimes you can get by without planning but I think it is my planning that helped me stay on track so much. Plan out a realistic workout schedule and stick to it. Schedule in workouts like you would a meeting and don’t back out of it. Plan your meals for the week and do an hour or 2 of food preparation on a Sunday and you will save yourself a lot of time.

– Learn how to cook: it really isn’t that difficult. You don’t have to become a professional chef over night, but get some cookbooks, bookmark some recipes and try them out. Start experimenting in the kitchen too – throw things together that you think will work and see what happens. Very rarely will you make something inedible.

– Don’t confuse simple with easy: weight loss is simple in the sense of eating better and working out more, but it is not easy. It is going to be tough, but improving your health makes it so worth it.

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