1. Set realistic weight-loss goals of 1.5-2 lbs a week
2. Keep track of what you eat
3. Motivate yourself
4. Enlist the help of friends and family
5. Pay atteneti0on to portions
6. Physical activity most days of your week
7. Empty the kitchen of food that will tempt you
8. Make a stack of recipe cards with 10 (or so) easy, healthy meals
9. Eat regularly to avoid hunger
10. Keep produce on hand and prepped to eat
11. Stock up on easy-to eat fruit
12. Stealthy changes like cooking with a lower % milk
13. Liquid calories need to go
14. One and only one small portion of a high calorie treat a day
15. Eat slowly
16. Downsize the dinnerware
17. Drink water before meals
18. "After 8 is too late" no evening snacking
19. 10,000 steps a day
20. Occasionally treat yourself
21. Sit down to eat (at a table, not in your car)
22. When eating out, plan ahead of time for a healthier selection and stick with it
23. Get plenty of sleep on a consistent schedule
24. Regular weigh ins
25. Reward yourself for milestones- just not with food.
Adapted from DesMoinesRegister.com
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