1. You Eat Out Too Often.
Unfortunately, each food item is loaded with fat, salt and sugar. This causes you to eat way more calories than you actually need, even when you order ‘healthy' items.
- On the weekend, sit down and plan out your meals for the week. Then go to the grocery store and stock up on everything you'll need for those meals.
- Pack your lunch and snacks each night before bed. When you prepare dinner at home, make enough for at least another day. Your efforts will pay off both in terms of weight loss and in money saved.
2. You're Dehydrated
You shouldn't wait until the feeling of thirst or dry mouth hits you, at that point damage has already been done.
- Constantly rehydrate throughout your day to avoid dehydration. The best way to do this is to incorporate water into your daily schedule.
- Have a water bottle at your desk and train yourself to sip on it often, and get into the habit of drinking a full glass of water with each meal and snack.
3. You're Sleep Deprived
In Gallup Poll surveys, 56% of the adult population reported that drowsiness is a problem in the daytime.
- Set a scheduled bedtime. Your body will benefit from a consistent sleeping and waking routine, and you're sure to get all the rest you need.
- Make sure that you don't drink any caffeinated beverages after lunchtime.
- Don't eat for three hours before you go to bed. This helps eliminate sleeplessness due to indigestion, and will also turbo-charge your weight loss.
Stress can slow your metabolism, lead to cravings and is linked to greater levels of abdominal fat storage. - Sit down and write out a list of all the things that are bothering you. This should include things that you need to get done, issues that weigh on your mind and anything you believe contributes to your stress level.
- Organize it like a to-do list and start resolving each item. Doing so will get the stress off of your mind and will put your body into the motion of resolving each issue.
5. You're on Exercise Autopilot
A plateau occurs when your body adapts to your routine and weight loss stops. But you don't have to increase the amount of time that you spend exercising in order to see quicker, faster results. It's all about challenging your body.
- Increase your pace.
- Increase your intensity.
