For some, the quest to lose weight becomes an ongoing struggle with counting calories and a lack of results. It’s frustrating to feel the scale is stuck, even when eating very little.
Fortunately, we know more these days about the truths and myths of calorie counting, so dieters don’t have to feel they must go hungry to stop this cycle from repeating!
Because you belong to a gym and move your body there, the good news is you’re ahead of the health and fitness game, as opposed to leading a completely sedentary lifestyle.
But what happens the rest of the hours in your days? Working out for an hour is a fantastic choice, but if you’re sitting at a desk for eight hours, are you really ahead?
1. SET REALISTIC GOALS.
It’s good to envision your ultimate goal but you must give yourself enough time to reach it. It took some time for you to be where you are now, so it will take some time to implement a lifestyle change. The best way to do this is to set both short-term and long-term goals. For example, if your ultimate goal is to lose 50 pounds, aim to lose 5 or 10 pounds a month for the short-term. Reaching your short-term goals will eventually lead to you reaching your bigger goal. The more steady you are with your weight loss, the longer-lasting the results!
Most of us have heard of popular cleansing diets or juice fasts that promise to detoxify our bodies and remove impurities that can build up in our digestive systems, cells and organs.
It sounds okay on the surface—taking a break from big meals, alcohol and caffeine and adding nutrient-dense produce every day… but does detoxing actually work?
With so many shapes and sizes working out at the gym, we’d expect those who strength train to focus on a variety of goals to be fit. Still—we see a lot of amazing upper bodies. We want to make sure you’re giving your legs the attention they deserve. Symmetry is important, both for strength as well as for appearance, and these lower body workout techniques will help.
If you’re an experienced dieter, hopefully you’ve learned: when you find a clean eating guide that works for you, stick with it. With dieting, to yo-yo is a no-no.
But starting with Thanksgiving, eating healthy can be a challenge all winter long. So let’s focus on the positive—what can you eat without overstuffing or feeling deprived?
