The Foolproof Plan for Achieving Healthy Weight Loss
Whether you’re at the point where you need to recover from long-term unhealthy eating habits or you just want to shed a few unwanted pounds, there’s always a healthy way to lose weight. Not all weight loss plans are created equal. With today’s technology, it’s super easy to get lost in the sea of information related to “quick weight loss” or “weight loss without the effort” strategies.
It’s important to distance yourself from the overnight solutions and, instead, focus on achieving your goals using healthy, safe techniques. Luckily, there’s a foolproof plan for achieving healthy weight loss that you can maintain for a long time.
Follow these tips to achieve consistent, lasting weight loss in a matter of weeks:
Set weekly weight loss goals.
If you don’t know what you’re working towards, you will likely never achieve success. Now you might be tempted to set some pretty aggressive weight loss goals, especially if you’ve got a lot of weight to lose. But remember that fast weight loss doesn’t always last. A reasonable goal would be to aim to lose about two pounds per week. This is sustainable weight loss and could be achieved with a combination of calorie cutting and increased metabolism. A simple way to look at it would be to eat less calories than you’re expending each day = calorie deficit. I’m not going to get into specific plans because again, there are WAY too many to list here. I’ll mention the ones I’ve had the most success with at the end of this article.
Increase the amount of water you drink.
I learned early on in my journey as a healthy lifestyle mentor that many people are walking around dehydrated every day and that many ailments that people have can be helped by simply drinking more water. The first chapter of this book, was super eye opening about what water can do for us. Read more about the importance of water and how much to drink daily HERE
Speak with a nutritionist.
Naturally, if you slash your food consumption drastically, you’ll more than likely lose weight. But that doesn’t mean you’ll achieve lasting, healthy weight loss nor is that the best approach. It’s important to follow guidance of a certified nutritionist so you know how to design your menu based on your age, weight, and goals. If you’re affected by health conditions like hypertension, high cholesterol, or diabetes, your adjusted menu will need the input of a nutritionist or dietician. You certainly don’t want to cut consumption of foods that are effectively keeping your condition under control. Your age also requires certain nutritional needs which you may overlook on your own. For instance, a nutritionist will be able to tell you how to continue to get calcium without eating as much high-fat cheese.
Do circuit training.
Hands down, the best way to achieve weight loss is through circuit training because this involves both strength training and cardiovascular workouts. Alternating between both types of workouts allows you to build fat-burning muscle and shed fat at the same time. If you’re the stay-at-home type, you know that I’m gonna recommend my go to “Netflix” for Fitness that I’ve been using for 10+ years. If you’re the kind of person who prefers the gym…most gyms have trained staff to help design a circuit training program tailored to your needs.
Get help from a supporting cast.
The supporting cast doesn’t just consist of people. I feel having an accountability team is super duper important. You can learn more about my groups by going HERE In addition to aa support team, you’ll also want to make sure you’re sleeping at least 7 hours per night. Lack of sleep seriously hampers any weight loss efforts. You’ll also want to take a multivitamin that has sufficient amounts of the vitamins and minerals you need each day. Food simply isn’t as nutritious as it could be and you’ll want to continue to fuel your body with the things that make you healthy.
And finally, be sure you incorporate some sort of stress management practice into your week. This could be something like yoga or simply doing something that brings you joy! It’s important not to allow stress to take over, because that’s the easiest way to sabotage your weight loss program!
Some things that have helped me
Healthy weight loss means doing the things you know are right for your body. If you take a moment to listen to your body each day, you’ll realize when something you’ve done or eaten is having negative effects.
Some tools that have helped me include this nutrition plan that was designed by a registered dietician. Another thing is tracking what you eat. I have used both a paper tracker as well as The My Fitness Pal nutrition tracking app. Both worked great for the time in my journey I used them. For exercise, you can grab a 14 day free trial of the home workouts I do HERE
Remember, results take time and not every day is going to be perfect. You may even fall off track from time to time. (I’ve been off track for awhile. I’m struggling to find motivation to WANT to follow my own advice! But I’m working on it. More on this in an upcoming post!) Realize that every day you take steps to implement parts of this foolproof plan, you’ll be improving your health! When you improve your health, you’re likely to lose weight!
Until tomorrow,
