12 Ways to stay slim

Here are the 11 behavior and one shift in thinking that make up the 12 most important ways to keep weight off. the first four are most critical.


Here are the 12 ways to stay slim:


1. Wear form-fitting clothes. --- The fit of your pants is the first warning that you need to get back to your healthy eating habits. For added motivation to keep your weight in check, throw out your older, larger-size clothes. If you save them, you make it too easy to just switch to a larger size instead of acting to rein in a growing waistline.

Use what you wear as your weight loss guide.

2. Keep problem foods out of the house. --- Almost all people who regin weight start the slide at home. The process is usually achieved by food you tend to overeat but managed to avoid while losing weight. The two out of three people who lose weight and keep it off permanently banish problem foods from their house. Be ware that although they might not tempt you today, you'll always be capable to the foods that made you mistake in the past.

3. Set a weight ceiling and stick to it. --- Pick a number and don't let your weight go above it by more than 3 pounds. If you see the scale creeping past that number, return to your weight loss habits immediately. Keep in mind though, that you can expect increases in in your weight weekends because of eating high-calorie meals. Monday is typically the "high-number" day of the week, but friday, you should be back down to your goal weight. Weight gain is a slow, subtle process that often goes unnoticed at first. Most people don't get too alarmed if they gain back pound or two. Before too long, those 2 pounds have morphed into 5, 8 and then 10. This is why you should set--and abide by--a weight ceiling.

4. Step on the scale every day. --- Doing so well help you to distinguish between normal weight fluctuations and true gain. For instance, hit the scale the monring after a big meal, the number may be up a bit. If it's water weight, it will dissipate in 24 to 48 hours. You should expect slight scale variations during the week. But if you gain 3 or more pounds and they stick over a period of several weeks, that's your cue to get back on track with your weight control efforts.

5. Quiz yourself. --- The 10-questions quiz will help you know when you're starting to slip back into the bad habits that caused your weight gain. Take the quiz weekly to catch yourself before you backslide too far.

Click here to answer the 10 quiz for yourself.

6. Keep exercising. --- Dieters who exercise regularly succeed the longest at keeping weight off. In a survey of more than 32,000 dieters found that "regular exercise was the number one successful weight loss maintenance strategy" of more than 81% of the long-term maintainers. In second place, at 74%, was the related strategy of increasing activity in daily routines.

7. Always have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. --- Perhaps bigger weight loss maintenance mistake is skipping meals or going too long without eating. This habit, which some people engage in to loss weight, will cause your blood sugar to dip and can increase your appetite and cravings.

8. Display a photo of yourself at your heaviest weight. --- You may want to put the photo in a place where you feel most vulnerable to overeating--the refrigerator door or kitchen counter, for example. For added emphasis, place it next to a picture of yourself at your lightest weight. If you find it upsetting to stare constantly at yourself at your heaviest, keep only a picture of yourself a slimmest weight. You may find it motivates you more protect your accomplishments than to be reminded of what you looked like before you loss weight.

9. Keep a food diary. --- A diary serves to remind you of extra food you eat and any bad eating habits you fall into. There are few things that can undo your good eating habits faster than mindlessly nibbling foods you tend to overeat or foods you happen to encounter during the day. Most people don't count what they nibble and pick on toward their calorie budget. A food diary makes it easy to keep track. It's also wise to use your diary to write out your meals and snacks a day in advance to help you steer clear of potential trip ups. planning makes maintaining your new weight easier because it helps you avoid pitfalls and establish boundaries.

Look back to see what you can do better.

10. Set clear boundaries. --- Boundaries help to control your eating. A major study of people who kept the weight off found that 88% limited some type of food. Another 45% limited the quantities of the foods they ate. If you're prone to overeat a particular food, then you should avoid it.

11. Set limit on "good" foods, too. --- Many people get into trouble by eating too much of the "right foods" such as chicken, beef, and even fruit--particularly when they're snacking from bowls of cut-up fruit or bowls grapes and cherries. Some eat too much beacause it is an "allowed" food, and so they assume that portion size doesn't matter. Even if you choose nutritious foods such as whole wheat bred, brown rice, and fruit, you need to balance your calorie budget by subtracting any extra foods you consume.

Go ahead and treat yourself to a lean body.

And the final ways on how to stay slim.

12. Remember that being slim is the best reward. --- People who lose weight permanently still enjoy the pleasure of fine food. But they no longer use food as a reward or a treat. they realize that no matter how enticing a food is, if it's something they have a history of overeating, indulging in it is no reward at all.
That's not to say that you can't treat yourself. Some people reward themselves with new clothes. Others enjoy a trip to a spa, jewelry, or a weekend get-away with friends. Just remember that a far more meaningful reward occurs when you look in the mirror and see a trim body.