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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

5 tips to follow through with your new years resolution

Most people's new years resolution consist of losing weight but those same people also lose that goal by mid February. To make sure your resolution sticks throughout the year here are five simple steps.

1. Create a food diary.
- Documenting what you eat on a daily basis can show you your progress and motivate you to make better choices for the days to come.
*Document everything you consume: water, food, juice etc. as well as serving sizes.

2. Document your physical activity.
- This allows you to establish a workout routine and even monitor your exercising so you can always switch it up to constantly challenge your muscles and boost your metabolism.
          *My motto is breaking a sweat 5 times a week is good enough to get your metabolism working faster.

3. Give yourself 1-2 cheat days.
- Allow yourself a day or two to reward your hardwork. This will not only make you feel more accomplished but as if you are not restricting your favorite foods, just limiting them.
         *I like saturdays and sundays as my cheat days because those are the days that most people go out to eat.

4. Use smaller portion sizes.
- By using smaller plates or bowls you are less likely to overeat and to have seconds.
       *I pack a lunch for the following day the night before so that I am more likely to eat healthy and less likely to eat fast foods.

5. Only weigh yourself once a week.
- Make sure to weigh yourself once a week and always at the same time of day to properly monitor weight loss or gain.
      *The best time to weigh yourself is first thing in the morning without clothes on and after using the bathroom for your true weight.



**Most important thing is to make these dietary choices a lifestyle and not a "diet" because if you can do that it wont be a chore that can better your weight and ultimately your health.

1 comment:

  1. Most of the people aren't extract control over their overwhelmed habit which is also cause of weight gain. I have already made nutritious foods dairy before the new year because i want to prevent my health from critical disease began with new year.

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