Lose Weight and Keep it Off

When you’re stressed, weight gain is possible. With these feelings, you’re more likely to reach for food and it’s not going to be the good stuff. But you can change that. You can stop yourself from seeing a big weight gain because you’ve had a bad day at work or you’re struggling with life dramas. In fact, you can even lose weight while stressed. Here are four tips to get you started. Do Some Exercise The best thing that you can do is do some exercise. Not only does this stop you from reaching for food, but you actually burn calories. It can even help you deal with the feelings of being stressed, and help you work through your problems. Exercise releases chemicals like endorphins and serotonin in your brain. These help with feelings of happiness and are natural painkillers. Just getting them flowing around the brain is good enough, but exercise does even more. You get out in the fresh air, get the chance to work problems through and give your muscles the wor...

Don't let your holiday ruin the rest of your weight loss journey When you go on vacation, you’re likely to gain weight. It’s not that it’s inevitable, but you just want to have fun and live life. You should have fun and live life. Do you really want to look back on your trip and wish you ate out at a certain restaurant or opted to try that worldly dish? Maybe you decided against it because of your diet. Whether your vacation was just a week or a whole month, you don’t want to keep the vacation weight gain on for the rest of your life. It’s time to kick-start your diet again quickly and effectively. Here are some tips to get you straight back on track. #1: Draw a Line in the Sand Stop worrying about how the weight gain has affected your diet. It’s time to accept that it will have likely caused a weight gain, and draw a line in the sand. It is not an excuse to blow all the hard work you did before the holiday, or to go completely off the rails now. T...

Exercise is supposed to help you lose weight. The idea is that you burn more calories than you eat, so it should speed up your weight loss. However, in more cases than not it can cause a weight gain. Especially during the first week. I understand how disappointing and frustrating this it. I’ve seen it happen at the scales personally. I’ve been annoyed when the scales don’t show the hard work that I’ve put in that week. The truth is that exercise can cause a weight gain. At least at first. Over time it will even out, but you need to understand why you’re seeing the weight gain. It’s nothing bad, really. Just a few weight loss mistakes you could be making. You’re Not Eating Enough One of the biggest issues is that you’re not eating enough. Sure, you don’t want to use up all the extra calories that you’re burning, but your body needs you to eat something extra. It could be a slice of wholemeal toast or a protein shake. Whatever your diet allows. When you burn ...