LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF!

Many of people want to lose weight and keep it off, other are simply just beginning on their journey.  Some people deal with anxiety of their weight and become depressed, which i have to say was one of my situations.  If you wanna adopt a healthier lifestyle and be able to change your weight it will have it's ups and downs.  Everyone can achieve it. 

If going to do this you must wanna do it for you and only you.  That would be your first step in your journey.  If you wanna lose it because someone makes rude comment about your weight, or your family is pressuring you.  I know it's easier said than done, but i was one of those people in that situation.

Start planning for just about everything and start now, the longer you wait the more unhealthy you will be.  Plan all your meals, your daily exercises and how you will handle food situations.  For instance going out with a friend to eat.  Even when falter you should have a plan, just keep that in mind.  As a person who succeed at a healthier lifestyle today, i still am confronted with the same situations.  But i always think to myself that i have come this far and i will not fall victim to these situations.  Part of planning will be to set a realistic goal.  So have a realistic goal of losing weight of 2 pounds a week. 

Keeping in on your food journal to monitor your progress and your set backs.  For the first couple of weeks keep a daily food journal to record what food, how much, when and where you eat as well as monitoring your hunger level and moods before and after.  This will boost your awareness and keep you focused on your goals and give you your own feedback.  Always be honest and consistent with what you write in your journal. 

Emotional issues such as stress, anxiety and depression are the number one predictor of relapses.  Using your diet journal, look at your high risk situations and develop a plan for them.  Write something like the date, day.  The time, food, beverage, portion size, hunger level, where and your feelings before and after.

Exercise will be important for you as well.  Did you know that Successful weight losers are very active.  A week in activity is equal to walking four miles everyday.  But you don't have to begin your program with much exercise, most people like myself didn't start at a high level.  Increase slowly, so by the time you reached your goal, you would be very active and maintain it.

These are just some basic things i applied and it really helped me on my journey and still use it till this day.  I hope that it could be of some use someone.  Thanks for reading the post.  If you wanna know more about diets and nutrition you could click on the links above or click here.