How To Start Better Weight Loss Habits

Stay Consistent

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Building off the previous point, once your weight loss goals, food restrictions, and work out routine are all defined, make sure you stick with it! It doesn’t take long for a regular activity, such as eating a healthy breakfast or working out every day becomes a habit, and so don’t skip workouts or give yourself cheat days. After following a workout routine for a little while, it’ll just become a part of your regular day and it'll be much easier to stick with it. Consistency is key for progress, so find yourself a fitness routine and stick with it! Working out regularly pays real dividends in the long run, and you’ll feel much better if you keep to it. Aside from sticking with your workout routine, it’s also important to stick with eating healthy every day. It’s easy to excuse yourself, saying since you’ve been progressing or doing good that you deserve a treat, but this unfortunately often will result in stalled weight loss or complete abandonment.

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Don't Make Unsustainable Cuts

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When you decide on the diet you are going with, make sure it is something you are going to be able to stick with. If you’re a pasta lover, the ketogenic diet, which reduces carbohydrates to the extreme, will likely not be for you! When reading up on different diets, it is important you don’t just look at how effective it has been for others, but also think about whether or not the specific diet is something you’ll likely be able to maintain. Not all diets espouse harsh diet restrictions such as no carbohydrates or sugars at all, such as with the ketogenic diet, or no meat or animal products whatsoever, like going vegan. Now, if you’re one to track calories with a calorie tracking app, it is also important you don’t make too drastic of a cut in calories as well, as large calorie restrictions are unsustainable for many.

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