Have You Been Living Too Close to Your Kitchen?

In the wake of COVID-10, there been higher rates of Americans who need an effective weight loss strategy. Unfortunately, many people are still forced to live and work from home due to restrictions imposed by the nation’s lockdown. A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research says a virtual environment may be a more effective platform to influence meaningful behavioral changes and improve self-efficacy when trying to shed weight. Although adjusting to learning remotely may take a little time, starting your weight loss journey with virtual coaching and remote support now can keep unwanted fat gain from causing permanent damage to your health and wellness. Researchers at the University of Indiana also found that virtual programs can teach activities that people can easily apply to their real lives. So, it is easy to see how remote weight loss programs can appeal to people who do not have access to a traditional weight-loss clinical setting.

If you need to lose the weight you’ve gained during the coronavirus pandemic, research has shown remote support and virtual coaching can be key. Check out the strategies discussed below for a few tips on getting your weight loss journey started:

• EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE - Embracing the challenge can help you achieve your weight loss goal. Start by shopping for real foods that are nutritious, unprocessed, and lower in added sugars, sodium, and saturated fats.
• SELF-MONITOR & FOLLOW-UP - Any single day’s diet or activities will not affect your weight in a significant way. However, establishing a regular routine for self-monitoring your weight is key to keeping it off. Make sure you use the same scale and stick to weighing close to the same time of day.
• AIM FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT - Regardless of how much weight you gained, losing as little as ten percent of your current body weight can make a huge difference in your health.
• RESOLVE EMOTIONAL ISSUES - Losing weight is challenging, so accept the fact that most of us have been emotionally overeating during the lockdown and the get the help you need to launch your weight loss journey remotely.

Chances are good that there has been very little enforcement of kitchen policies during this stressful time. While you continue to shelter in place, a little scheduling for kitchen hours and planning for mealtimes can go a long way to control tendencies to overeat.

Even though you may have gained double-digit pounds while sheltering in place, now is not the time to focus on what went wrong. Nothing went wrong, you experienced a lot of undue stress and have been living too close to your kitchen. If you are ready to take your life back and break free of overeating during the lockdown, a remote weight loss program can help you leave your self-sabotaging behaviors in the past and get on with your life. At the Metabolic Research Center, our weight loss specialists can help you identify the reason you want to lose weight and develop a weight loss strategy that helps you improve your appearance, feel better, have more energy, and live a healthier life. Beyond eating poorly and moving less, many people have noticed changes in sleep patterns that can also contribute to unwanted weight gain. Adopting a remote weight loss program with virtual coaching will allow you to discuss negative lifestyle issues like late-night TV binging.