When it comes to losing weight, it can often seem like the whole world is against you. It can feel like you’re destined to fail and often the only thing that’s going to keep you going is your own will to succeed. Weight loss isn’t nearly as hard as it can appear to be and with a little tenacity and some attention to detail, you’ll be skinnier before you know it!
There are several things which can trip you up while you’re trying to lose weight. These are common mistakes which anyone can make. Most of them are so subtle and tricky that you might not even notice that you’ve made them, leaving you to wonder why you’re not losing weight as quickly as you think you should be. Some of the top trip-wires for weight loss are:
- Diet Foods
Just because something comes with the prefix ‘diet’ doesn’t make it a good food for you to eat. Diet ice cream is still ice cream. If I offered you a thick slab of chocolate cake and told you it was diet cake, that wouldn’t change it being cake. It’d be better for you than a similar, non-diet piece of cake, but not as good for you as not having the cake at all! Also, just because it’s ‘diet’ doesn’t mean you can have more of it! If you’re hungry then go for fruit or nuts! - Sleep
Sleep is more important to weight loss than you might imagine. If you’re getting less than six hours of sleep a night then you could be inadvertently damaging your chances to lose that weight. Too little sleep will affect your hormone levels which could well increase your hunger and how much you want to eat! - Buying too much food
You know the best way to not eat certain foods? Don’t buy them. If you don’t have snacky food in the house then you’ll force yourself to cook something when you’re hungry or just not eat! Sometimes convenience is your worst enemy.
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