Avoid these two top dieting mistakes can make a big difference.
1. Inconsistency and Wishful Thinking
I heard Jim Rohn say ” A goal is only a wish until it is written down” and then you have to plan out your steps for getting there. Its a real big diet mistake to just jump in without paying attention or having a good solid plan.
At the end of each week think about what is coming up in your week and then schedule your time at the gym, your meals, your lunches, your appointments, your work, your family time, your sleep, your TV, your you time. Just about everything.
Planning your dietary meal plans may seem cumbersome at first, maybe even ridiculous but if you take the time to schedule your days you will become consistent and consistency gives in to expectations and provides you with success. That is the real key in “how to do dieting!”
The Habit of Fitness
Planning and consistency is how you will form the ‘habit’ of fitness. Healthy fitness habits is like everything else – If you do something enough times you start to go on auto pilot. That is exactly what will happen with your health and fitness regimes as soon as you start to schedule them into your day.
If you have a tough time getting to the gym after work, write it on your calender as an appointment. Would you miss an appointment with your dentist? No, and its not okay to miss an appointment with yourself either.
Not sure what to take to work for lunches? Check with your local grocery store or hospital, they might have a class on preparing healthy lunches and snacks.
You are also welcome to use my lunch ideas too.
2. Not Enough Sleep
If you are doing everything right, but still can’t lose the fat, take a look at your sleeping patterns. In a way its true that you can sleep and lose weight. Have a look at what is happening when you don’t get enough sleep.
Perhaps by staying up later you are eating additional calories.
Lack of sleep can can also alter your body’s responses and make losing fat more difficult. It interferes with the hormones responsible for regulating appetite. Plus it can lower your metabolic rate so you are burning less calories.
Sleep for Fat Loss?
You know if you are rested you will likely have a better mood, be better able to make more rational decisions, breathe easier, and move more willingly.
If you find it difficult to sleep at night, that is another good reason to schedule a stop at the gym on the way home from work. Or get out for a walk after dinner and breath in the fresh air.
The movement will relax you, burn calories and help you sleep better, so in a way you really can lose weight by sleeping.
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