It’s All About Habits

Do you know the main reason why people fail to lose weight? Their habits are not inline with their goals or desires. It’s impossible to expect to lose 10 pounds, with out changing the habits that lead to the 10 pound gain in the first place.

But first you need to know which habits to change and then determine if you are willing to change those habits.

Let’s look at some habits you could change that will help you lose 10 pounds.

1. Exercise – Lack of movement results in weight gain. So by getting in more daily movement and regular exercise you will begin to burn more calories each day.
2. Eat Less Food – Are you eating appropriate portion sizes? By cutting back the size of each portion you eat you will reduce the amount of calories you eat each day.
3. Drink Water – Eliminating calorie-containing beverages (e.g. juices, soda, alcohol, and sports drinks) from you diet you will save yourself a lot of calories. Think about this: if you drink two 20 oz. sodas each day that is roughly 600 calories, if this was the only change you made you would save yourself 4200 calories a week and since a pound of fat contains 3500 calories that would result in over one pound of fat lost each week. Not too bad huh? Also, keep in mind that for every 2 alcoholic drinks you consume your body will stop burning fat for the next 24-36 hours.
4. Eat Less Processed Food – If it comes in a box it’s probably not the most nutritious food you can eat. Instead, focus on eating more whole fruits and vegetables, lean meats, opt for whole grain breads, rice, and sweet potatoes as your starch choices.
5. Keep A Journal – Journal of everything you eat. It doesn’t have to be extremely detailed, but rather just a list of what you ate, approximately how much, and when. This just helps to keep you honest on track. MyFitnessPal is a great app to help you do this.
6. Track Your Progress – Once you have determined that you want to change a habit you need to track your progress and hold yourself accountable. A very simple way of doing this is to place an “X” on a calender for each day you maintained your new habit. The goal is create as long of a string of “X’s” as possible. When you break the string, try to get a longer string the next time.

Did you find a habit above that you could change? If so, start today, if not think of a habit that has been holding you back from achieving your goal and begin to change it.

It’s your habits that got you to where you currently are, if you don’t like where you are at then change your habits.

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