Anyone with weight loss goals wants to make weight loss easier!
Losing weight is challenging and it can seem as if you will never reach your goals. When it comes to weight loss you have to take it one day at a time otherwise you will become overwhelmed. The key to losing weight is to be consistent in everything you do.
If you are consistent about all these things you will eventually see progress. There are also some practical things you need to get right, to make losing weight a lot easier. Here are some important things you should bear in mind as you go on your weight loss journey.
Read the Labels
Labels are placed on products to give you as much information as possible about what you’re putting into your body.
You need to make sure that you are taking the time to read all the information that is on the label so that you can be more aware. Don’t just read the most obvious text on a product and then decide that something is healthy.
Go deeper, and use calorie information that is placed on labels to see how it fits into your daily calorie intake. This way you can always be certain that you are not going over your assigned calorie limits.
Find out about the calorie requirements of any diet you may be on. For example, if you are on a ketovore diet you need to find out as much as possible about what is the ketovore diet, and the calorie requirements.
Select Smaller Portions
You probably already know that eating smaller portions will be better for you than eating larger ones.
However, when you pick up a large plate it can be difficult for you to stick to your goal of eating smaller portions. One trick that you can use is to choose a smaller plate.
Make it easy for yourself by replacing all the bowls and plates that you use with smaller ones.
If something cannot fit on the plate then don’t put it on. Over time as you make this simple but effective shift, you will get used to eating smaller portions. This will greatly help your weight loss goals.
Watch What You Bring Into the House
When it comes to eating junk food at home the term out of sight out of mind would never be more true. You can avoid eating junk food by simply refusing to bring it into your home. Instead stock up on healthy treats, such as fruits, and unsalted rice cakes among others.
Consider buying your groceries online, this way you won’t have to walk through the aisles of the supermarket and be tempted by all the delicious treats that you see. Buying groceries online is also more convenient and it saves time.
Start Your Weight Loss Journey
If you’re ready to go on your weight loss journey, in addition to diet and exercise, you need to ensure that you use these practical tips to make the process a lot easier.
Often it is the simple things you do that can assist you with your journey. Always remember to read your labels so that you can keep a check on your calorie count, use smaller plates to force yourself to eat smaller portions, and don’t bring unhealthy food into your home.
18 thoughts on “Tips to Make Weight Loss Easier”
Although my husband and I are currently on a healthy lifestyle, we want to keep it that way. We both love long walks as our exercise and of course we don’t go crazy with foods we take.
It sounds as if you are part of a great support team.
Weight loss is definitely more than just cutting back calories or working out. These are all wonderful tips for thinking through everything.
There are many things to consider. I also wish the focus was more about fat loss than weight loss. The scale does not tell the whole story.
Read the labels, and smaller portions are great tips. I gained 5 lbs during winter, and now I’m trying to find inspiration for weigh loss journey before summer. Maybe summer shopping will help me with motivation.
I hope that you are able to find the motivation. If you need help talking it through just email me at elise@askdrho.com
I needed it and your tips have given me tad bit confidence. Thanks for this.
I am happy to hear this
Great tips on making weight loss easier. It’s a great suggestion to just leave junk food out of the home. Thank you for sharing!
I think that extra effort often stops the desire.
Great tips. Also, eating at regular times during the day helps burn calories at a faster rate.
Keeping your body nourished helps your metabolism to run more efficiently
I like to plan my meals and yes reading the labels help a lot. Thanks for the tips.
You are very welcome
Smaller portions is really important. So many restaurants give enough for two meals, so I try only to eat half and save half for the next day.
This is a great rule of thumb
Yes, it is so important to read nutrition labels. Once I became pregnant I made the conscious choice to not put anything in my body if I can’t pronounce it or don’t know what it is.
I even educated myself more on nutrition when I found out my son has lots of allergies. Thanks for sharing this blog post. Very interesting.
That tip about not eating anything that you cannot pronounce is actually quite brilliant.