Weight Loss and Some Great Tips

The next couple of weight loss blog entries will have some fabulous tips to get you focused in the right direction.

1) Track everything you eat.
The key to weight loss is being mindful of what you eat. There is so much that we eat without even thinking. For example, here is what I have eaten so far today:

- Breakfast: oatmeal, coffee w/3 oz coffee creamer
- Lunch: 3 cups lettuce, 1 c. broccoli, 2 T feta, 20 pretzels, 1 T sunflower seeds, 1/4 c. dressing

Jotting this down makes me realize I need 1-2 more servings of fruits/veggies and no more carbs for the day. Ordinarily I just eat without thinking - based on what I have a taste for at that moment. Just as with tracking, I believe planning out your food has the same impact on keeping your focus on your weight loss goals.


2) Stop multitasking while you eat.
I am the worst at this. You know that delicious salad I ate for lunch above? I ate it while I was writing this blog. I rarely eat without multitasking. Doing this poses some problems for your weight loss efforts:

- you are not stopping to enjoy the food that is nourishing your body
- you are not thinking about what you are eating, you may be eating too much because you are not focused on your level of fullness (i.e. you could eat a bag of chips without even thinking about it -- it takes your brain 15 to 20 minutes to send a message saying you are full

Stop mindless eating while you are doing something else!!

Happy day of weight loss success!