Last Updated on May 28, 2020
3. Don't Exercise Just For Weight Loss
Exercising consistently week after week can be hard if your only goal is weight loss. Believe me, the scale can lie! It doesn't take into account your body composition (fat vs. muscle), and sometimes results can be slow. If you can remind yourself (maybe even make a list) of all of the other reasons why you exercise, you're more likely to make it part of your life. Imagine yourself one or more years from now and how different you would look and feel with regular and consistent exercise vs. not exercising at all.
4. Make A Separate Snack Station
Stocking your kitchen with healthy food and keeping temptation food on the shelves at the grocery store is ideal, but let's face it, most of us have husbands, kids, or roommates. Keep a separate section in the your refrigerator and cabinets that is just for you, and spend an hour or so each week making fruits, veggies, and other healthy snacks easier to eat and take on-the-go. You're less likely to eat the eggs you boiled if they aren't peeled, but if you peel them all ahead of time and place them in individual bags, you'll eat them! Sometimes it just comes down to convenience.
5. Reward Yourself
You can make it something as easy as treating yourself with a new purse with 5 lbs lost, a spa day with 10 lbs lost, or how about this idea: place a dollar in a jar for every time you exercise. It's a fun way to reward yourself and stay motivated to workout at the same time. Think of this as your reward money to splurge on whatever you'd like!
