Lose Weight and Keep it Off

You’re eating healthily and doing exercise, but you’re still not losing weight. What’s the problem? There are a few reasons why you still may not be losing weight. Before we get into them, it’s important to tell you not to be discouraged. We’ve all been there. It’s normal to be frustrated, but it doesn’t necessarily mean your diet plan isn’t working. Here are a few things you need to consider: You’re Eating Too Much Just because you’re eating healthily doesn’t mean you’re not eating too much. You can still overeat on fruit, salads and everything else you think is “low fat.” Remember you need to create a calorie deficit. All foods have calories; some fewer than others. You also need to think about the natural sugars in things. If you’re eating five packets of grapes a week (yes, people do it!), you’re not getting the balanced diet and you’re eating way more than your body needs. It’s important to instil some portion control, and stop thinking about foods a...

It's time to try something different for exercise. Are you struggling to lose weight? It could be your current exercise routine. You need to make some changes to your exercise routine if you want to lose weight. Why though when you’re so happy with your exercise routine? Ask yourself: are you really that happy with your routine as it is at the moment? Is it really doing your body any good? Here are four reasons to change your routine so you lose more weight. It Stops Your Body Getting Used to Exercise Your muscles are able to remember everything you do. It takes less time to repair afterwards if you don’t increase the amount you do or push your muscles further. But surely a shorter recovery time is good. Well, it does mean you’re getting fitter, but it doesn’t do your body any good overall. You’ll never push past where you currently are in your fitness levels, and it isn’t going to help you lose weight. You shouldn’t get to the point where there...

It's time to succeed with your weight loss even over the holidays Easter is just around the corner. You’ve probably already seen all the chocolate eggs, Lindt bunnies and chocolate treats. It can be such a hard time of year for those wanting to lose weight. It’s time lose weight this Easter, and you will with these four tips. This first one is my most favorite of all. Split It Up Into Portions Start by opening all the chocolate eggs, treats and everything you’re given and split them up into allowed portion sizes. You’ll need a few sandwiches bags for this, and it can be tempting to start with but you’ll love it when you know you have ready to grab portion sizes of treats. But how do you handle it when it’s all broken up? Put it all in the freezer! Not only is the chocolate out of sight, but it will make it last longer when it comes to eating. Save Chocolate for Dessert Only Make a rule that the chocolate you do have is for dessert only. When it com...

See weight loss success on a busy day Did you know that losing weight is hard? Of course you did! That’s why you’re looking for tips to help you along the way. It seems even harder when you have little time on your hands. I know when I’ve got a packed day and a noisy, energetic daughter, I find sticking to the Weight Watchers plan really hard. Plenty of people do. The trick is to developing ways of dealing with those short periods of downtime in the day. And making good food choices. Here are a few tips to get you started. Only Have Good Food in the House When you don’t have much time, you’ll likely snack on biscuits, crisps and other goodies. While they seem great at the time, they’re not going your scales figures any good. Having them in the house is the worst thing you can do. You’ll only end up tempted to eat them. Get rid of all the bad and only have the good in your kitchen cupboards and fridge. Even kids don’t need the junk. I grab my daughte...