Think, You’ve lost some weight! Now, how do you keep it off?
When you’ve spent weeks or even months striving and sacrificing, you don’t want
to have your spirits sink as you see the scale start to go up. For most of us,
regardless of our weight-loss method, weight regain is a real possibility. But
is it inevitable? Follow these five sure tricks, and your scale will stay put:
If you gain a pound, lose it!
People who are successful at maintaining weight loss weigh
themselves at least twice a week. Pick regular times of day, and regular days
of the week, to weigh and keep a chart. If you find you’re up a pound or two,
follow a healthy and structured food plan until the extra weight comes off
again.
Have planned snacks instead of grazing.
To combat rampant, spontaneous snacking, plan a couple of
balanced snacks every day that you can measure out and enjoy. Be sure to
include some protein and complex carbohydrates in your snack. If you feed
yourself a bit more frequently, you will be less likely to graze mindlessly.
Balance your treats with healthy choices.
You can have an occasional treat, but you can also have an
occasional healthy choice. Keep the treat small so that you don’t get a big
sugar or unrefined carb rush. And if you must eat sugar or an unrefined carb,
eat a little protein with it so that your blood sugar doesn’t crash and cause
cravings for more of the same.
Admit your trigger foods and avoid them.
All you have to do is look at certain foods and you know
you’ll eat them. Don’t keep any snack foods in plain sight around your house.
Put them away. If you find yourself going to the cupboard or refrigerator to
peruse the snack items, you’ll need to keep the trigger foods out of your house
altogether.
Experiment and use the tools that work for you.
Many dieters hate the act of writing down what they eat. Some
dislike exercise. Others abhor weighing and measuring their food. Still, others
will not give up sugar and unrefined carbs. You need to be honest with
yourself, though. These tools are proven to work. So, experiment with all the
tools available to you and use the ones that work. Weight regain is not
inevitable, but you need to take action to avoid it. Apply these solutions to
your life and you will find weight maintenance to be simple and satisfying.
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