Secrets to Weight Loss Success

Oddly enough, losing weight is a lot easier than keeping it off because most of us, while being able to lose weight following the latest fad diet, or trying to lose weight too fast, end up returning to old eating habits. Even worse, most of the time we end up gaining additional weight. The real challenge when it comes to weight loss success is to sustain a healthy lifestyle without the reward of seeing the numbers on the scale steadily drop. You can get past this challenge by learning the secrets to weight loss success which follow.

Acceptance
To sustain weight loss, you’ll need to accept the fact that you need to make a change that includes living a healthy lifestyle that includes eating the right foods and exercising for the long term, making it part of your overall life plan. Some great rewards that can spur long term motivation is lowering your blood pressure, getting off medications, sleeping better, living a life full of energy, and even improve mental clarity. Most important of all, don’t look at your weight loss endeavors as “dieting”, look at them as discovering sensible lifestyle changes that will improve your life in a big way.

Think Low Calorie/Low Fat
Successful weight loss efforts include following a reasonably low fat, low calorie weight loss plan. Portion control and eating foods like soups and vegetables with high water content can help make counting and control calories easier. By limiting the variety of foods you consume you’ll simplify your healthy eating plan and make it much easier to avoid overeating.

Consistency
Whether its weekdays or the holiday’s, people who successfully lost weight followed a consistent routine when it came to eating. This creates a routine, and while there is room for an occasion splurge, a set eating plan is the foundation of weight loss success.

Frequency
A well known but still surprising secret to weight loss success is to eat frequently throughout the day, 4 to 5 times a day which helps avoid the hunger that typically derails weight loss efforts. Eating small, healthy portions throughout the day can lower blood sugar levels and help deal with your appetite. Most important of all is to drink plenty of water which will help beat the hunger blues as well.

Eat Your breakfast
Successful weight loss almost always involves eating breakfast which is essential to get your body revved up and get you ready for your day. Keep in mind we’re talking about a healthy breakfast including choices like a bowl of high fiber cereal with your favorite fruit and skim melt, a tasty smoothie with fiber rich ingredients; you get the idea.

Weigh In
Yes, as much as most of us avoid it, it’s important to hop on the scale regularly, between once a day to once a week, whatever works best for you. Weighing in isn’t so much about living by the scale but to help you keep you track of your eating habits, and adjust for those splurge days we all have once in a while. In other words, don’t focus on the numbers, focus on slow, consistent weight loss, changing your eating habits, and improving your life.

Get Moving
You have to make time to exercise! Exercising will not only help you lose weight faster, it will also improve your mood, tone and tighten, boost energy, fight a number of diseases; basically the health benefits of exercising are endless and you must make it a part of your life.

Along with the secrets to weight loss mentioned above, as you start your weight loss journey it’s important to remember not to beat yourself up about your weight or any slip ups (we all have them). ; Instead, use positive self talk, learn to love yourself and celebrate any accomplishment; guilt never encourages weight loss.

And remember, MagicKitchen.com has portion controlled meals. They can help you lose weight and keep it off, as part of a healthy diet!

Cheryl, MagucKitchen.com blogger