To Manage Your Weight, You Must Decide to Start
Establish a goal. Remember that a weight loss of five percent will improve blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar levels, and osteoarthritis—you will feel better for having lost even a small amount of weight.
Keep a diary. Writing down what you eat makes a difference. You become aware of what and when you eat. It keeps you honest. You have written evidence of where your struggles lie. Then you can start to address them, one bad habit at a time.
Don’t deprive yourself. Don’t eliminate all the foods you enjoy from your diet. Sure, you need to get rid of the fat, junk food, and sugars. Start eating smart. But once in a while a treat is just fine. Consider it a reward for the progress you’ve made.
There’s no going back. Don’t think that when you’ve reached your goal that you can go back to your prediet habits. There may be a start to a diet, but the new lifestyle you create doesn’t stop. Look at it as not losing weight, but losing bad habits. If you want the new habits to be your new lifestyle, you’ve got to put those bad habits out of your life.
Exercise is necessary. It is part of any healthy weight loss/maintenance program and your lifestyle change. But exercising does not mean you can eat indiscriminately. In addition to using calories, exercise reduces cardiovascular risks, osteoporosis, and improves coordination, balance, and energy levels. Find an exercise partner, if only for a walk around the building at lunch time. Your partner will keep you moving when you don’t feel like it.
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