Many Americans resolve to lose weight for the New Year, with 65% being overweight, often exacerbated by holiday gains. While initial enthusiasm is high, good intentions frequently fade by February. To sustain progress, it’s crucial to set realistic fitness goals and eating plans, understanding that weight gain took time and weight loss requires patience and slow, consistent lifestyle changes.
The article offers tips, including making conscious decisions about food choices, like justifying treats by adjusting other portions or increasing exercise. Remember, consuming more calories than you burn leads to weight gain. It also advises keeping portions in check, serving smaller amounts of rich, high-calorie foods and larger portions of healthy options like vegetables and salads.
Starting Jan. 1, I am going to eat right, exercise regularly, and lose this weight once and for all.” Sound familiar? The No. 1 New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, and for good reason: 65% of American adults are overweight. To make matters worse, many people are carrying a few recently added pounds from the holiday season.
Enthusiasm and desire are high on Jan. 1, but come February, those good intentions often wane, and old habits return. How can you keep this from happening to you? First, make sure your fitness goals and eating plan is realistic. Remind yourself how long it took to gain the weight, and be patient as you slowly make lifestyle changes that will eventually help you improve your health and reach your weight loss goal.
Here are 10 tips to help you stay motivated all year long:
1. Make conscious decisions. If you really want another piece of candy or a big piece of pie, justify it. Eat smaller portions of other foods (except for the low-calorie, filling ones like vegetables) to save calories for the treats you crave, and/or spend a little more time working out. Remember this simple equation: Eating more calories than you burn equals weight gain.
2. Keep portions in check. Studies have shown that the more you are served, the more you will eat. Serve yourself small portions of rich, high-calorie foods and large portions of healthy foods like vegetables, salads, and broth-based soups.
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Source: WebMD, December 13, 2013 at
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