Want to Lose Weight, Take the Challenge! Scale Busting Tips!
So, you say that you are doing everything right and the scale will not budge. Hmmmmmm, I wonder if you are playing the "fooling yourself" game. Yes, many people hit that plateau but there are those out there that know they are lying to themselves & don't want to face the truth.Are you logging your food? If not, as much as you may hate to do this, it may be a real eye opener. It is fact that a lot of people miscalculate how much they are eating. Most people say they are eating less than they really are on any given day or week.
Do you measure your portions or do you just wing it? Well, winging it can add to extra pounds every year! 3500 calories equals 1 pound so just eating 100 calories more each day than you burn off can add up to 10-12 pounds per year!
HERE IS THE CHALLENGE FOR 1 MONTH:
1. Log your food. Just try it and see if it provides answers to why the scale is not budging.
2. Portion Control. When you go to eat, put the food on the plate or in the bowl you are using. Then BEFORE you eat it, take it & measure it out.. portion control! So, have you been totally wrong about how much you have been eating? Is that portion you put down on the plate prior to measuring it way more than you thought? Is that an "AHA" moment!!!
3. Bag your nibbles. I have posted about this before. I saw this on The Today Show. One lady found out she was eating 1000 calories more each day than she thought! What she did was carry a large ziplock bag with her & every time she went to nibble on foods she was cooking, or eat the french fry off someone else's meal, or take a bite off the kids plate, or take a piece of candy from the co-worker's candy jar ( you see where I am going with this), she put it in the ziplock bag instead of eating it. A real awakening about what you are truly eating!
OK, take the challenge & then see if that scale moves downward. It may be hard mentally but it will be worth it at the end of the challenge! Let me now how it goes!
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