7 Tips to Lose Those Extra Few Pounds and Keep It Off

Be realistic about your expectations

No matter what those crash diets you read about in magazines tell you, its not going to be easy to lose weight and have hips as thin as that supermodel on the cover page ‘in 14 days!’. That photo would have been edited and airbrushed anyway! Set realistic goals for yourself. Don’t expect to reach your target goal by the weekend, it’ll take a lot of time and patience. Remember that making sudden extreme changes to your diet will shock your body, and in fact, could end up inducing the opposite effect than you intended. Slow and steady wins the race. Weight loss and maintaining a healthy body is not a temporary trend, but a slow and steady process that you must continue on for the rest of your life.

Your brain is the driving force behind all your actions

Always keep the goal in mind; keep your eyes on the prize, as they say. They also say that an empty mind is a devil’s workshop, so when you’re feeling lethargic or impatient and you just don’t feel like working out, or you just want to grab a piece of that chocolate cake your coworker bought into the office today, just remember what your goals are. Keep your mind busy, turn your attention to something else, because our brains tend to trick us into thinking were hungry when we’re bored.

Being on a diet shouldn’t make you feel guilty about eating

Eating food is what we do to survive, so there is no point in feeling guilty every time you sit down for a meal. Although the end goal is to lose weight, it must not come at the cost of constant mental pressure. If the mind is not healthy, the body can’t be healthy, and constant feelings of guilt can weigh someone down. Remind yourself of what a good job you’re doing trying to eat healthy and watching what you eat, celebrate your accomplishments, even though they might not seem like a lot. And remember to reward yourself once in a while. It’s ok to have that chocolate once in a while, you deserved it!