Maintain Weight Loss and Stay Healthy
If you want to maintain weight loss and stay healthy you can do it. The key is to stay consistent with the program that helped you get there. Many people gain weight back because they stop doing what they did to lose the weight.
They stop exercising and revert back to unhealthy eating habits. All this does is create a yo-yo gain and lose issue that can go on for years. When you do this it’s hard on your body and self esteem as well. Nobody feels good when they’re over weight.
Once you’ve reached the weight you desire it’s time to reevaluate weight loss goals. Now that you have lost the weight it’s time to maintain weight loss with a new plan.
The new plan will allow you to up calories a bit and not workout as hard as you did to lose. Only you know how many calories less you ate to lose, so only you know how many you need to maintain weight loss. If you feel comfortable with your workout leave it alone.
While you’re over weight you are out of balance and when you’re in the process of losing you’re out of balance too. However, now you want to create a balance.
Being in balance won’t feel natural at first because you’re used to being out of balance. You will want to under eat, over eat, exercise more, exercise less, back and forth like you have been. It’s a matter of habit more than anything, you crave being out of balance because that’s what you’re used to. This is what you’re up against to maintain weight loss.
The good thing is that now you know, so you can gain control over your emotions. Just because you want to do something doesn’t mean you have to do it. You can control your emotions with your mind. It’s called discipline!
Discipline is a foreign word to a lot of people, but it’s what you need to maintain weight loss. It will help to reset goals and write them down. It’s also a great idea to share them with another person who is going through the same thing, which will provide emotional support.
Remember it’s a lifestyle now not a diet and you’ve won the battle!
