Losing weight doesn't feel great when you only focus on restricting your diet and exercising like crazy. It doesn't have to be that hard, though! Incorporating simple changes into your daily life can yield HUGE results. Here are three painless weight-loss strategies you can use to reach your goals.
Add, Don't
Subtract
You probably won't lose weight
pounding piece after piece of pizza and tubs of ice cream, so you're making a
healthy decision by ditching these kinds of foods. A simple mind shift can make
all the difference in you being able to stick with limiting those foods and,
more importantly, being happy about it. Don't think of all the foods you can't or shouldn't have — discover and
rejoice in all the new and healthy foods you can eat.
Think it's impossible to get
psyched about veggies? Learning how to make nutritious meals more exciting will
be key to this. Skip the boring bowl of lettuce, cucumber, and carrots and make
a kale, white bean, and maple-roasted butternut squash salad instead.
Take a cooking class or play around with recipes to find healthier versions of
the foods you like. For example, lasagne, made with tofu, but you'd never know!
And while grocery shopping, choose produce that's in season, because their
flavors will inspire you to eat more fruits and veggies.
Stand More Than You Sit
Research shows the effects
of sitting all day can be deadlier than smoking, but we also know standing
burns more calories than sitting. So get up! Whenever possible, choose to stand
while eating breakfast, checking email, having a meeting, waiting at the
doctor's office, or at happy hour. If you have a desk job, invest in a standing
desk. Aim to stand more than you sit during your waking hours.
Put It on Display
Putting healthy foods out where you can see
them makes you more likely to reach for them when cravings strike. Keep fresh
apples, bananas, pears, oranges, and avocados in a bowl on your counter.
Related: Eating This Snack May Fight Your Junk Food Craving
When you open your cupboard or pantry, have protein bars, nuts, and homemade 100-calorie snack packs staring back at you in one container. When you open the fridge, put healthy foods at eye level right in the front, such as baby carrots, sugar snap peas, hummus, apples, and yoghurt. Or better yet, keep containers of cut-up bell peppers, cucumbers, melon, and washed grapes so they're quick and easy to nosh on. The goal here is to make healthy foods as easy and accessible as a bag of crisps.
Related: Eating This Snack May Fight Your Junk Food Craving
When you open your cupboard or pantry, have protein bars, nuts, and homemade 100-calorie snack packs staring back at you in one container. When you open the fridge, put healthy foods at eye level right in the front, such as baby carrots, sugar snap peas, hummus, apples, and yoghurt. Or better yet, keep containers of cut-up bell peppers, cucumbers, melon, and washed grapes so they're quick and easy to nosh on. The goal here is to make healthy foods as easy and accessible as a bag of crisps.
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