5 Tips to Lose Weight and Change Your Eating

Pre-track your food & plan ahead

The hardest part of following a meal plan is preparing and tracking your food. If you get home from work, tired and hungry, and you don’t have anything planned, the last thing you’re going to want to do is think of a meal to cook. Planning your meals ahead and pre-tracking your food can help so much! If you’ve already made a decision on what you’re going to eat, it’s a lot easier to stick to the plan. It also helps prevent burnout when it comes to tracking your food. If you’ve already got it logged for the day, it takes more energy to change your plan and change what you have logged than it does to stick to the plan.

Meal prep

Meal prepping is a lifesaver! It only takes a few hours a week to prep a few meals ahead of time (we can help you plan some quick, easy meals too!) and then you’re set for the week. It makes it so much easier to stick to your meal plan after a long day if you already have things prepped and ready to heat up and eat. Cooking every night can be exhausting, so if you can prep a few meals ahead of time or even just prep your veggies or protein ahead of time, it will be a lot easier to stick to what you have planned instead of picking up a burger, fries, and shake on the way home.

Prioritize protein

Protein makes such a difference when it comes to feeling full. Eating a low protein diet will make you more likely to stay hungry all day and want to snack throughout the day. Having 3 high protein meals each day will keep you more satisfied and help you feel fuller longer. Protein also helps keep on your lean muscle mass so that your body focuses on losing fat instead of muscle!

Include fiber

Fiber also helps you stay fuller longer. It helps with digestion and helps keep your bowels moving.

Stop the black and white thinking

The worst thing you can do is get into that all or nothing thinking of “I can’t eat any sweets or I’ve ruined my diet”. This thinking leads to restricting for days, then saying “eff it!” and bingeing on sweets or other foods you restricted.

Instead, try prioritizing protein, fiber, fruits, and veggies in your meals and then allowing yourself to have a treat every day. This helps so much mentally with staying in a calorie deficit and you absolutely can lose weight while including your favorite treats. It’s all about calories.

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