Weight Loss Tips - Weight Management Tips
Weight loss success will require a high degree of motivation and the ability to change your lifestyle. The following tips may help in you achieve your weight loss objectives.
- Set Rules and behavioral goals
- Utilize both diet and exercise
- Diet to lose weight
- Exercise to keep weight off
- Shift stress relief from eating to exercise
- Learn what and how to eat
- Make eating right a lifetime habit
- Permanent weight management is a skill
- Do not rely solely on discipline or will power
- Fill up on nutritious foods
- Eat protein foods most meals and snacks
- Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables
- Drink water throughout the day
- Don't lose control
- Eat regular meals and snacks
- Have a variety of health food always available
- Do not eat just what is convenient
- Don't have processed snack foods available
- Throw them away, give them away, don't buy them.
- Eat before being around processed snack foods
- e.g. party, shopping, etc.
- Factors that increase food consumption
- proximity
- convenience
- larger servings or additional food on table
- larger serving container or plate
- distractions (e.g., watching TV, eating in car
- not seeing remains what you've eaten
- used serving plates, eaten food portion, bones, seeds, etc
- restaurant server takes plates
- Manage your time
- Make time for yourself
- Begin by planning time of meals, snacks, and exercise
- Plan meals ahead
- keep shopping list handy
- grocery shop regularly
- Exercise regularly
- Develop social support
- Objectively monitor your progress periodically
- Allow adequate time for improvements
- Change your program if progress is not observed
- Don't focus solely on weight loss. Focus on:
- Changes of body composition
- Behavioral goals such as practicing healthy lifestyle
- Feeling better through proper nutrition and regular exercise