The secret to losing weight fast is often simply a question of motivation. Here are three easy tips that will help you to keep on track and see the numbers on the scale continue to fall.
1. Establish Habits
If you are overweight, the chances are good that you have bad habits around eating. It could be snacking, it could be food choices, it could be binges, but whatever it is, it has established itself as a habit in your life.
You need to replace those bad habits with good ones in order to stay on your diet through the rocky times that may lie ahead. This means establishing a routine for meals (especially the times of meals) and for all of the times when you tend to overeat. For example, as soon as you have finished eating your meal, get up and wash the dishes or do some other household task.
Research shows that we need to do something every day for around a month before we consider it to be a habit. If you can stick to your new healthy habits for 30 days without cheating, you will find that it becomes easier after that.
2. Control Your Mind
Losing weight fast is a lot easier if you are not constantly plagued by thoughts of all of the foods that you should not eat. You may think that it is not possible to control your thoughts but there is no need to indulge in food fantasies which will lead you off track. Occupy your mind with something else.
It helps to avoid food advertising as much as possible. Remember, food advertising is designed to make us desire all kinds of junk that God or nature never intended for us to eat. This can mean changing channels or leaving the room when the ads come on the TV.
3. Have An Emergency Plan
Snacking and binge eating are sure to stop you from losing weight fast, so you need an emergency plan to cover the times when you are tempted. This is a list of 3 things that you will do instead of (or at least before) you have that unhealthy snack.
Your plan should include some quick exercise (e.g. going up and down stairs 10 times), then drinking a large glass of water, followed by something you can do for around 10 minutes that will make you feel good such as putting on makeup, taking a shower, playing with the dog etc.
Keep a copy of the list on the refrigerator. Do this right now even though you may think you will never need it. Then promise yourself that any time you are tempted to go off plan you will do ALL of those 3 things before snacking.
In most cases, this will keep you from snacking or binge eating. The water fills your stomach while the other activities improve your mood to help you deal with any emotional upsets that triggered the wish to snack. You may find that you are genuinely hungry, and maybe it is time for a healthy meal. But most times, you will not need to eat anything at all until your next planned meal.
Following these tips will help you stick to any diet, and that is the secret to losing weight fast.