If you’ve struggled with your weight and have reached a point where you are healthy, happy, and comfortable in your body, congratulations! Now it’s time focus on maintaining your weight loss, and continuing to implement the healthy habits that you’ve picked up on your weight loss journey. There are several ways you can maintain your weight loss, and continue to feel great in your skin!
Below we will go over four useful tips to help you maintain your weight loss and be the happy, healthy you!
Exercise
This may seem like a no-brainer, but it’s easy to fall off the exercise wagon once you’ve reached your ideal weight. Continuing to take the time to exercise on a regular basis, can play a big role in maintaining your overall weight. Not only can this help with burning extra calories, but it can also help with increasing your metabolism as well! Additionally, regular exercise will help tone your muscles, make you stronger, and releases feel-good endorphins that will make your outlook on life a little brighter. Higher levels of physical exercise may be needed in order to successfully maintain your weight, so find something you enjoy and stick to it!
Check In With Yourself
Another useful way to help maintain weight loss is to always weight yourself on a regular basis. By doing so, this will help you eat fewer amounts of calories throughout the day; however, how often you decide to weigh yourself is ultimately a personal choice on your part. While some people choose to do this on a daily basis, there are others who may opt to do so once or twice per week.
Stay Consistent
Losing weight is an exciting journey to take on, but losing weight doesn’t stop when you see the number you’d like on the scale. It’s about making healthy lifestyle changes that will be implemented every day. It’s important to remember that there will be setbacks, and you may over-indulge occasionally, or skip a workout you had planned, but don’t let these small setbacks push you back into old, unhealthy habits. Reminder yourself that everyone makes mistakes, and all you can do is keeping pushing forward and be mindful of your choices!
Let Yourself Live
Most importantly, remember that your life doesn’t, and shouldn’t, circle around your weight or the number on the scale. Have the piece of cake, drink the extra cocktail, and enjoy food and drink on special occasions and with friends and family. Indulging in sweet treats and “unhealthy” foods shouldn’t be followed up with a punishment – just enjoy them in moderation!
Thank you for visiting CheerfulHearts by LaruraBeth Ryan, a person who can help you with maintaining your weight loss. We hope that you’ve found this blog helpful in taking the first steps towards celebrating and maintaining your weight loss! If you or someone you know needs a personal life coach to help them with conquering life goals and weight loss, contact LauraBeth today.