Resolve to Adopt Healthier Eating Habits

It is important to reassess your strategies for achieving your New Year’s resolution every three to six months. That will allow you to adjust your plan while moving forward with the healthier habits you’ve adopted. If you have tried to lose weight in the past but had problems with following a diet, “there’s your sign”. Permanent weight loss is about adopting a healthy eating plan. For long-term success, your new habits have to last a lifetime, not weeks or months. As long as it is reasonable, you reach your target goal. However, establishing short-term goals make it easier to manage your weight loss journey and improve your overall well-being. Process goals like drinking water with your meals are easier to attain than outcome goals like losing 50 pounds. Just remember, living a longer, healthier life is probably more important in the long run than shedding a specified amount of weight in the next two months.

• Add Strength Training - Adding lean muscle mass increases physical strength, reduces your risk of injury, and offers numerous health benefits including fat loss and reduced risks of developing chronic diseases.
• Work Your Way Up - You can launch your resolution to exercise more by adopting a daily stretching routine. As your flexibility improves, you can unleash your inner wild child with fewer physical setbacks.
• Recruit an Exercise Buddy - You are far more likely to show up for your walk or workout session when you know someone else is depending on you to make smart choices and show up.
• Start with Simple Activities - Experts recommend adding physical activities to support weight loss and to prevent weight regain. Just start slow, be patient, and add methodically add new activities.
• Add Low Impact Exercise - Walking is a very simple cardio exercise that helps you lose stored fat while improving your fitness. A brisk walk can have a positive benefit on your metabolism and heart health.
• Break Up Physical Activities - Riding your bicycle is an effective and fun way to increase your heart rate and burn calories. Since your physical activity needs to be routine, start commuting to nearby parks or stores.

Chances are your New Year’s resolution identified unhealthy or undesired habits that you wish to change. Since it likely took years for you develop these behaviors, don’t expect to change them in a matter of weeks or months. Focus on implementing new healthy habits rather than being obsessed over the bad habits you adopted during the pandemic. Start by replacing your favorite less healthy food with a more nutritious option. It does not matter how much motivation you have in January. To attain your weight loss goals requires keeping the inspiration alive by overcoming obstacles and modifying your strategies. If you set a New Year’s resolution to lose weight in the past but failed, take time to evaluate which strategies were more effective as well as identifying the least effective tactics that prevented you from reaching your goals.