Weight loss is an issue that people have grappled with for many years, and unfortunately the wrong kind of advisors are aware of this. You may have fallen prey to online weight loss programmes that don’t work, and have no regard for your wellbeing. This can take its toll on your mental and emotional wellness, as you end up blaming yourself when it was actually the website’s fault in the first place. The hype that surrounds these programmes never matches up to reality, and even if you manage to lose weight with them, you tend to put it all back on the minute you stop following the programme. Yet you can lose weight and keep it off, without joining expensive, complicated and ineffective programmes.
Firstly, start with simple exercise. That doesn’t mean running, or even jogging, but just taking a walk. Try to make this part of your routine every day, by changing your route or walking with a friend to make it more interesting, and this can bring you one step closer to losing weight and feeling better. Plus it’s free, and anyone can do it!
Next, and perhaps most importantly of all, keep your mind occupied. Find something to do that you enjoy and will stop you from being idle, and this leads to eating out of boredom, which is just pointless if you want to lose weight. Have something to do in the evenings, other than sitting around and watching TV. Is there a craft or hobby you always wanted to try, or an instrument you always wanted to learn? Setting yourself a little project will give you something to look forward to after work, other than the pack of bourbons that’s sitting in the biscuit tin!
Finally, make sure that you consume plenty of vegetables with every meal. Not only are you meant to be getting your five-a-day anyway, but vegetables help to curb hunger pangs, which mean that you’ll eat less other, fattening foods at meal times. Also, hummus and carrot sticks make a great afternoon snack. However, this is only one part of many that should be making up your diet. Consult a dietician or nutritionist to find out what vegetables you can add in to your diet to lose weight, and he or she may even be able to help you develop an entire meal plan that works for you.
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