These 17 strategies might be just what you need to tip the statistics in your favor and maintain your hard-won weight loss.
* There are a number of scientifically proven ways you can keep the weight off, ranging from exercising to controlling stress.
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* Regular exercise plays an important role in weight maintenance.
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1. Many diets are too restrictive with requirements that are difficult to keep up with. Additionally, many people don’t have the right mindset before starting a diet.
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2. Exercising for at least 30 minutes per day may promote weight maintenance by helping balance your calories in and calories burned.
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3.Those who eat breakfast tend to have healthier habits overall, which may help them maintain their weight.
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4. Protein may benefit weight maintenance by promoting fullness, increasing metabolism and reducing your total calorie intake.
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5. Self-weighing may aid weight maintenance by keeping you aware of your progress and behaviors.
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6. Limiting your intake of carbs, especially those that are refined, may help prevent weight regain.
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7. Lifting weights at least twice a week may help with weight maintenance by preserving your muscle mass, which is important to sustain a healthy metabolism.
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8. It is likely that you will encounter a setback or two after losing weight. You can overcome setbacks by planning ahead and getting back on track right away.
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9. Successful weight maintenance is easier to accomplish when you stick to your healthy eating habits all week long, including on weekends.
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10. Drinking water regularly may promote fullness and increase your metabolism, both important factors in weight maintenance.
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11. Sleeping for healthy lengths of time may help with weight maintenance by keeping your energy levels up and hormones under control.
12. It is important to keep stress levels under control to maintain your weight, as excess stress may increase the risk of weight gain by stimulating your appetite.
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13. Involving a partner or spouse in your healthy lifestyle may boost the likelihood that you will maintain your weight loss.
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14. Logging your food intake from day to day may help you maintain your weight loss by making you aware of how many calories and nutrients you’re eating.
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15. Vegetables are high in fiber and low in calories. Both of these properties may be helpful for weight maintenance.
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16. Maintaining weight loss is simple when you are consistent with your new healthy habits, rather than going back to your old lifestyle.
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17. It is easier to maintain weight loss when you make sustainable lifestyle changes
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* Mindful eating is helpful for weight maintenance because it helps you recognize fullness and may prevent unhealthy behaviors that commonly lead to weight loss.