3 Weight Loss Tips That Have Nothing to Do with Exercise
When someone mentions that they are trying to lose weight and drop body fat, what do they generally tell you is their strategy? More than likely it’s that they’re watching what they eat and exercising. Both are vital pieces to accomplishing such a task but there are a few things that are just as important when it comes to weight loss and your results. Below, I have three powerful weight loss tips that have nothing to do with exercise but can either help or hinder your weight loss progress. Once you wrap your arms around these tips, you may find your weight loss progress improves.
1. Stress Management
Wouldn’t it be great if we could simply eliminate stress? I mean, stress sucks, right? It’s something we all encounter pretty much on a daily basis. We have physical stress that we put our bodies through with daily tasks and exercise. We have mental stress from long workdays and burning the midnight oil trying to button up projects. We have emotional stress that can come from personal issues with friends and family weighing heavily on your shoulders. Stress is all around us and can hinder your weight loss. By managing it, you hold one of the powerful weight loss tips.
Find ways to better manage your stress. This can be putting aside 30 minutes every day to focus on breathing and relaxing. It could be going in a spa or hot tub at night to ease your mind and body. Curling up in bed and reading for 30 minutes before calling it a night. Maybe it’s an intense workout where you can take out your frustrations on the weights, instead of your boss (I saw that smirk on your face, I won’t tell).
The issue with stress, when it comes to weight loss, is that increased levels of stress release a stress hormone called cortisol. Cortisol, when elevated, can cause your body to hold onto body fat and store it. It can also cause your appetite to increase which can lead to overconsumption of calories – and we all know what that leads to.
Stress can also put even the happiest person in a bad mood. When your mood shifts, it can zap your energy levels and park your butt on the couch rather than staying active and mobile. Stress and being in a bad mood can cause your weight loss to pump the brakes.
Figure out a way that best suits you when it comes to better managing your stress so that the effort you put into your weight loss will not leave you spinning your wheels and causing you to get frustrated.
2. Establish Consistent Healthy Habits and Behaviors
Second on our list of weight loss tips without the need for exercise is changing your behaviors. The key to weight loss is consistency. And the best way to remain consistent is by establishing healthy habits and behaviors. If you follow your diet for two days but then fall off the wagon for the rest of the week, how do you expect to hit your weight loss goal?
For habits to be formed, you need to make them a priority, focus on adhering to them, and through being consistent, they’ll become second nature to you and you won’t even need to think about them anymore.
Let’s use exercise and your workout as an example. If you wake up every morning at 5am so that you can hit a workout (whether it be at home or at the gym), the first few days or even weeks will absolutely suck – there’s no getting around it because you aren’t used to that habit or behavior. After a few weeks, you’ll wake up and go work out without even thinking about it. It’s a new habit and behavior which can lead to better weight loss.
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