5 Changes to Help You Lose Weight and Keep It Off

Part of losing weight is creating a healthier lifestyle overall. The changes you make may seem difficult at first, but they'll become good habits. Embracing these 5 changes in your lifestyle will benefit you during your diet and after!

• Change Your Daily Routines. Sit down and take a hard look at how you spend your time. Do you sleep until the last minute in the morning? Does that means a fast food lunch because you didn't have time to make a healthier lunch to take with you? Is your lunch hour spent sitting at your desk and catching up on your personal email? Does evening mean snacking while you catch your favorite TV shows? Decide what you can change! Getting up early so you have time to pack a healthy lunch, taking a walk during your lunch hour and spending part of your evening exercising can all be the start of something new - burning more calories, getting more movement in your day and a healthier lifestyle!
• Change Your Limits. We Don't Mean Food. Set limits for yourself. How long will you sit at your desk at work? How long will you watch TV? Make it a rule that after you've been sitting for a certain length of time, you'll get up and move. You can walk in place, around the backyard, around the block or around the house, but make it a habit.
• Change Your Refrigerator and Your Pantry. We live in a grab and go society. Hungry? Grab a sugar-saturated soda and take the edge off. The bag of chips may be the quickest, easiest fast fix in the pantry. Move 'em out. Take the time to cut up some celery, carrots and veggies and keep them in the frig. Make them attractive and appealing so they're not only easy to grab; they look yummy. Replace those chips with 100 calorie bags of almonds (if they're on your diet). If the rest of the family enjoys an off-limits-to-you snack, move them out of harm's way. Put them on the highest shelf or have the family stash them somewhere unknown to you.
• Change Your Schedule. Build in exercise time and - just as important - enough time to get a good night's rest. Now, add some "me" time, even if it's only 15 minutes, when you can relax and pamper yourself a bit. Feeling rested, relaxed and active will all add up to helping you succeed.
• Change Your Attitude. Think about your long range goals. It's not just about losing pounds; it's about creating a healthier lifestyle. Go for it!

Sometimes, you need more. The 5 tips will still help, but if you need a quick weight loss for health reasons, you might want to consider medical weight loss. Medical weight loss is supervised by a weight loss doctor, a bariatric physician, and offers plans that give you a quick result and, then, help continue to lose and, eventually, maintain your weight. That quick start may be the encouragement you need to make the five suggested changes and it may make a real difference in health conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. Getting off to a fast start may make it easier to stick with your diet plan and reach your goals.

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