This week is the beginning of offering you even more information and insight as I have invited other health and leadership experts to be guest bloggers from time-to-time. What’s most important to me in my work is that I align myself with other leaders who share my vision of driving for a healthier and higher functioning culture that leads to vibrance and wholeness.
I am excited to share this week’s blog because we have a very special guest article by my good friend Jenn Edden. As women leaders, we must take care of our health and energy on a daily basis. The idea is for us to run our businesses not the other way around.
I hope you enjoy this one and grab a complimentary copy of Jenn’s book; Woman Unleashed; The Highly Sensitive Woman’s Guide to Radiant Energy and Unstoppable Confidence
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Diets can be SO draining on your time and energy! So much time and money are spent following someone else’s idea of what they think you should be eating and drinking. This diet trap can lead to frustration and a roller coaster ride of emotions, which is why I’m sharing my 5 weight-loss tips so you never have to diet again.
Anyone can go on a diet program where they buy packaged food and just follow the program until the weight comes off! The hardest part is navigating the waters AFTER you hit your goal weight or, for many, as you’re starting to lose the excess weight, how not to sabotage your results.
Here are some questions that cause people the most frustration:
- To eat it or not to eat it?
- How do I navigate going out with friends to dinner–to give in or not give in?
- Should I drink? If so, how much is too much?
- Summer barbecues with so many tasty treats–can I have just one?
- To have that lick of ice cream or pass on it?
- What about those nighttime snacks that you want to have on occasion?
- And who can forget that popcorn at the movies?
It’s tricky navigating the world where crazy cravings take over sound judgment and self-control, but if you are able to keep the end goal of looking in the mirror at a slimmer you, maybe that will help keep you trucking along. The only way to stay committed, however, is to have smart meal ideas in place that will lead to permanent weight loss.
Below are my 5 weight loss tips so you never diet again:
Get a handle on your stress and find tools that will help you relieve it so you don’t turn back to comfort food which will cause weight gain. No one ever eats a little comfort food because it’s the go-to option when we are stressed out. Unfortunately, reaching for comfort food usually happens late at night when our minds aren’t as refreshed and ready to tell our hunger, “No!”
Make exercise a part of your life, not something you have to do. When you make a genuine lifestyle change and decide being active is an important part of your life, you’re less likely to quit. Find an accountability partner to hold you to your fitness routines.
Make sure you have enough fun in your life! When you’re working too much or not taking enough breaks during the day, that will inevitably cause cravings for sugary foods. And sugar gets stored very quickly when eaten in large amounts, which leads to weight gain, inflammation and more cravings for sugar.
Make drinking water a natural part of your daily routine. So many people drink water as part of a weight loss program and then the minute they reach their goal, they stop drinking it. Our bodies are over 80% water. We need to stay hydrated for our health as well as to curb cravings. Dehydration causes cravings!
If you love dessert, go ahead and have it, but make it a 3-4 bite rule. Enjoy without going overboard. No one ever put on weight from one night of enjoyment. When you eat sugary stuff in excess over a period of time, the body will store the extra calories as weight.
Who needs a restrictive diet when you can truly have the body and health you want. The best way to get healthy and stay there is to follow these tips and commit to yourself. Your greatest success will come when you are able to implement smart guidelines in your life that are meant to free up your energy, get you off that diet and give you food freedom.
You will find that life becomes sweeter than your food and how you look becomes more addictive than that pumpkin scone at Starbucks!
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Jenn Edden, is a sugar addiction expert, mom of 3, author and motivational speaker. After healing herself of gastritis at 22 yrs old and surviving a near death gas explosion at 28, Jenn decided she had a calling to help other women kick & manage their sugar addiction the way she has! Her sugar busting tools are practical and most importantly…they work!
Grab a complimentary copy of Jenn’s book; Woman Unleashed; The Highly Sensitive Woman’s Guide to Radiant Energy and Unstoppable Confidence and learn how to kick cravings in under 7 days.
Jenn Edden, CHHC
Sugar Cravings Expert, Author & Empowerment Coach
www.jecoaching.com
