Never Grocery Shop on an Empty Stomach
Some things simply don’t go well together.... The supermarket and an empty stomach are a huge mismatch. Shopping when you’re hungry makes you more likely to fill your basket with junk.
Go online.
Dieters who shop online for groceries buy fewer high-fat foods. Online shoppers find it easier to stick to their list or when shopping in person stay in the store’s perimeter (aka..the produce and dairy areas) to avoid impulse buying.
You work late
Overtime may help fatten your paycheck but it may foil your efforts to downsize your figure. Women who worked 40-plus hours per week are more likely to gain weight during the year than those who clocked out earlier. Stress and fatigue can make you more likely to eat out and less likely to get to the gym.Take a Break. Get up from behind your desk, take a walk, or converse lightly with your office friends for a few minutes periodically throughout your day. Move it sweetie!
Skip the Post Workout Goodies
After a tough hour at the gym, do you (A) grab fresh fruit, (B) feel too great to eat or (C) reward yourself with a huge dinner? Answer C?..you are not the only one. Women eat more following an intense workout than after a lighter workout that burned the same calories. Most feel justified because the workout was so difficult. Moderation in your workout and eating is key.
Keep a stash of healthy snacks in your gym bag.
Mix ¼ cup of dried cranberries with 2 tablespoons of nuts in a plastic bag. The mix packs protein and carbs to satisfy your hunger plus cranberries contain antioxidants that help diminish post workout inflammation.
Do you count calories?
Mindless bites can equal hundreds of calories.
Women are less likely to overeat if they keep a food diary. Try it!
E-mail Addicts
The number of calories you burn e-mailing a coworker? Five. The number it takes to walk over to her? Eleven. Multiply that by how often this scenario plays out in a week and you see how being techie decreases your activity levels.
Get up to Gab!
Move your day. Stand up when you take phone calls, walk to deliver five messages a day in person. You will burn 100 calories a day which equals burning almost a pound a month!
Mix It Up! Your Workouts, that is.
When your body is used to performing the same exercise over and over it starts to get better at it which results in the move requiring less effort and less calories burned.
Try Something New. Notch up your cardio with intervals (short bursts of high-speed effort...intervals are four minutes at high intensity followed by two minutes of rest... burns 36 percent more fat than steady, moderate intensity workouts. Vary the type of exercise you do for even better results.. new activities burn more calories by activating different muscle groups.
Jump into your comfy clothes! Wait just a minute before you do!
Forgiving styles, like flowy tops and unstructured dresses, make it easy to miss cues that extra pounds are creeping on.
Keep tabs on your tush
Put on your favorite pair of denims every Friday or wear your jeans on the weekend....we tend to eat more on those two days.
Taste-Testers Beware
You can slice and dice and you can whip up nutritious, light meals but a spoonful here and there with that glass of wine can quickly add up until you’ve consumed a meal’s worth of calories before dinner has even hit the table.
Fix a bowl of chopped veggies to munch on
Chew a piece of gum. Dial up a friend and talk while you prep the meal.
Too Much Food in the Pantry?
You’ll be constantly tempted to snack... Limit yourself to purchasing only one of your absolute favs! Repeat eaters get tired of the same flavor and crave it less. The more choices you have, the bigger your appetite will seem.
Don’t buy another treat until you’ve finished it and don’t eat it all in one sitting. When you’re eating out avoid buffets, split a meal with a friend or order from the specials. You have fewer options and smaller portions by you sharing a meal with a friend.
The Loner Ranger
It’s tempting to keep your 10-pound goal a secret but sharing your diet goals with gal-pals increases your odds of success. People with social support lost more weight than those who dropped pounds on their own.
Shout it from a mountaintop! Tell roommates, family and coworkers that you’re eating healthfully. This gives you encouragement and accountability. What more (or less?) could a girl ask for?
No comments:
Post a Comment