8 ways to manage stress and mental barriers to weight loss
How do you deal with stress? Your reactions may be affecting your weight. Here are 8 ways to manage stress and overcome mental barriers to weight loss.
We don’t have complete control over our weight. But making small changes to how we interact with our immediate environment can still make an impact. From planning healthy meals to staying on our feet, we’ve put together a list of life tricks that you may find helpful.
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Food is everywhere. Tasty treats stare at you through shop windows. Soda adverts fill advertising billboards. And the local takeaway pumps air from the kitchen out onto the street – the smell of instant satisfaction.
We try to eat healthy food and we try to eat in moderation. But these triggers in our environment activate our desire to eat energy-rich food. So even though we’re not hungry, we get into the habit of picking up that extra soda or bagel.
We can’t always avoid these triggers in our wider environment.
Instead, take a look at your immediate environment, such as your home
or office. Research shows that even small changes can make a big
difference and make weight
management easier for you.
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Plan and shop for healthy meals that fill you up
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Make it harder to find, prepare and eat tempting food at home
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How to feel comfortable eating out or joining a social gathering
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Find simple ways to stay active
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Remember that no single solution is right for everyone. Some people might find it easier to be more active, and others might get really excited about meal prepping on the weekend. Either way, taking control of your immediate environment is one of the key elements to a successful weight management.
A last point is to think about the people who are close to you, like friends, family, and colleagues. They could be a source of support and may also benefit from the changes that you make to your environment.
Remember that no single solution is right for everyone. Some people might find it easier to be more active, and others might get really excited about meal prepping on the weekend. Either way, taking control of your immediate environment is one of the key elements to a successful weight management.
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