Are you on a weight loss diet or do you eat for weight loss?
Do you exercise primarily to burn calories?
Do you avoid certain foods or view certain foods as bad?
Are you constantly worried about your weight or focused on losing weight?
Do you step on a scale daily to see if you've lost weight?
If you answered yes to even one of the questions above then you are most definitely a weight loss cliché but don't worry. Most people are guilty of these weight loss pitfalls that can be avoided with three simple weight loss tips that get real results that last.
What's The Best Diet? What Should I Eat for Weight Loss? - If you're constantly asking this question then you're missing the big picture that involves eating to optimize health and fat burning.
Weightloss Tip: Choose A Healthy Lifestyle Diet vs. Diet As A Lifestyle - Weight loss isn't just about going on a diet, eating certain foods while avoiding others or taking all kinds of crazy supplements. As boring as it sounds a healthy weight is achieved by eating for health first not for some number on the scale. Focus on healthy foods that support a healthy lifestyle and you will reach your healthy weight faster.
I Need to Burn More Calories - Calories burned trackers, pedometers, calorie counts on cardio machines are all great inventions but they train people to believe that weight loss is all about calories in vs. calories burned. If only it were that simple.
Weightloss Tip: Earn Your Calories vs. Burn Your Calories - Real weight loss happens when you earn the calories you eat by living a healthy active lifestyle. Next time you eat a meal ask yourself how you earned those calories. Did you exercise that day, did you get enough sleep the previous night, did you do your best to reduce stress hormones, did your day revolve around healthy activities vs. unhealthy activities. Remember that you may be able to burn calories but you can't burn unhealthy habits that contribute to excess pounds. You must be active and live healthy to earn the food you eat. The best part about adopting this attitude is it motivates you to make healthier food choices.
I Need to See Weight Loss On The Scale Every Day - This is the old school weigh-in mentality that uses the scale as a measure of success. Did you know that the scale is only one tiny measure of weight loss success. In reality it may be the worst way to measure your success for real weight loss that lasts.
Weightloss Tip: Weigh Your Daily Choices vs. Weigh-In Daily - A better strategy for faster lasting weight loss is to start tracking your behaviors in a diet and exercise journal. Write down everything then measure your choices against your goal. If your behaviors (the food you eat, how much you move, etc.) match your goal 80% of the time then you will lose the weight fast and keep it off forever. If you're not choosing healthy behaviors 80% of the time then you can expect to struggle with your weight for life.
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