I asked the following question on my Facebook page the other day:
What are your best tips to help someone stay on a diet?
I got some amazing answers! In fact, they were so good that I thought I’d better share them here, with you. Otherwise, you may totally miss out!
- Eat to live, don’t live to eat.
- Know that every bite after the first, tastes the same.
- Spend a little extra on healthy snacks you enjoy. It is worth it! Otherwise, you will eat junk just because there is nothing else appetizing in the house.
- Write down your 3 reasons WHY you are doing it and put it up somewhere that you can see it all the time.
- Have an accountability partner.
- Get a bunch of small envelopes (31 for a month for example) and inside put a short encouraging word or sentence for that time of day when you are being tempted. These words could include: “you can do it!” and other quotes. (could do this to encourage a friend, as well)
- Don’t go on a diet, make the change for life!!
- Don’t do it for anyone else but yourself.
- Instead of eliminating your favorite desert or snack, make sure to allow yourself a treat to avoid overeating.
- Take account of EVERY single calorie. 140 calories for 2 tiny cookies?? Not worth it. A real eye-opener!
- Write down what you eat. Seeing it in writing makes it much more manageable.
- Drink lots of water.
- Go to bed early!
- Make it a lifestyle change.
- Have protein & vegetables with every meal.
- Start preparing your food before you’re starving.
- Find ways to “attack” the non-food related reasons for eating unhealthily. Sometimes we eat poorly because of stress or feeling sad.
- Eat before 6:30 at night.
- Brush your teeth after dinner.
- Plan well, from menus to meal prep.
- Keep a few staples on hand all the time
- Keep a few convenience foods on hand that are diet compatible, especially healthy snacks
If you’d like to see the actual Facebook post that this was shared on, click here. Oh and while you’re at it, will you follow me on Facebook?
What would you add to this list?
