The process of losing weight took a lot of strength and energy from you and, it would seem, you can relax, admiring the result in the mirror. But as practice shows, maintaining weight is much harder than losing it. Most of those who have lost weight return to their old habits, and the hungry, stressed organism not only gains the old one, but is also stocked up from above.
No rewards
For starters, spare yourself the rewards for the work done, the tasty and harmful rewards for losing weight. By doing this, you will negate part of the work at once, it will be easier to break, and the body, which has not yet been rebuilt by the work of all processes to a new weight, will malfunction, retain water and spoil your mood. Of course, you can count on a freer eating schedule and expand your diet, but this issue needs to be taken seriously and deliberately.
Control and discipline
Surely your diet for weight loss was very meager – a small amount of calories, a small amount of nutrients and vitamins. Therefore, do not be surprised that your body will require filling the deficiency. It is advisable that your diet, even if it went at a slow pace, but the diet was such that you could eat like that every day for the rest of your life. Try now to compose food in such a way that it is comfortable for you to eat, but at the same time the weight does not grow up. Your self-discipline and self-control will play a huge role.
Good mood and sports
Try to get positive emotions so that you do not have to seize stress, ruining the achieved result. Find ways to stop emotional resources, rest, and do pleasant rituals every day that will calm your nervous system.
Physical activity is great for these purposes, try different sports and choose the one that will be most comfortable for your body.
Love yourself
Love your reflection in the mirror, even if it’s not quite perfect yet. Your whole story with weight loss, if, of course, weight does not threaten your life and health, is exclusively for you and about you. When you are sensible about your appearance, you will be able to focus on the necessary stage of maintenance, gaining muscle mass, and will not rush from hunger strikes to fasting days.
Eat deliciously
Choose delicious food, even healthy, and enjoy every meal. Of course, no one will like to choke on breast, buckwheat and kefir from day to day. Among the right nutrition there are many delicious, just sometimes you need to take the time to cook it.
You can use the principle of dividing the plate. Visually divide the plate in half, and another half in half. Half the plate should be vegetables and fruits, a quarter – long carbohydrates, a quarter – protein. For example, half a plate of vegetable salad, a quarter of buckwheat porridge and another quarter of beef stew.
Do not abuse junk food
Eliminate canned foods, also fried, from your diet, preferring steamed, grilled or stewed. Also, be wary of exotic foods. In addition to allergies, they are fraught with digestive and metabolic disorders.
Say no to alcohol
Try to avoid alcoholic beverages that increase your appetite and dull your vigilance – it is very easy, relaxed, to succumb to the temptation of delicious snacks.
Shopping with a full stomach
Go to the store full so as not to fill the basket with readily available ready-made foods and not to snack on them along the way.
The main thing is a positive mood and a goal: to keep your weight easy and comfortable, outlining a new milestone in beauty and health!