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Tips To Help You Lose Weight
When we think about weight control, we look at the number of pounds we lose from week-to-week or even from day-to-day. It is only natural to concentrate on what you can’t eat instead of what you can. However, when permanent weight loss is the ultimate goal, it is much more important that you make some permanent changes in your eating habits to make it easier to succeed. Here are some tips to help you.
Stretch out your meal. Between bites, put your fork down. Wait at least 20 minutes before dessert.
Measure your food. Begin to learn what a proper portion looks like so that your eye and brain will be trained not to overeat.
Use a smaller plate. This makes regular portions of food look larger and thus will be more satisfying.
Increase your physical activity. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, park the car further away, etc.
Plan ahead!!! Set yourself on a successful track by deciding in advance what you will eat. This helps avoid impulse eating.
Try not to skip meals. Meal skipping may cause you to get extraordinarily hungry. When you are that hungry it’s hard to be selective about what you eat.
Practice moderation with alcoholic beverages. They increase your appetite and may dull your thinking so that you’ll be less selective about what you eat.
Enjoy a light snack before going to a sumptuous banquet or party. You will be less likely to overindulge.
Set small goals and find non-food rewards when you reach them.
Order salad dressing on the side.
Before you eat, ask yourself if you are hungry or are you eating as a reaction to an emotion? Turning to food doesn’t solve your problems.
To help resist temptation, grocery shop when you’re not hungry. Keep “problem” foods out of sight or in hard to reach places.
In food situations, concentrate on the people rather than the food. Enjoy the event.
Ask for the help you need in restaurants, from friends, co-workers and family.
Set small goals. Think of losing 5 or 10 pounds at a time.
If you start to slip, don’t let yourself fall. An unplanned food choice is simply a lapse and need not lead to out of control eating.
Allow yourself to enjoy a low calorie snack, just make sure it is planned.
Losing weight takes time. Don’t expect to be thin next week.
Weigh yourself once a week. This way you won’t be disappointed or tempted to reward yourself on a daily basis.
Join a group like Weight Watchers. Being with others who are losing weight will encourage you. Ask your friends and family to encourage your efforts to lose weight.
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