Ladies: Stop Dieting
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Ladies: Stop Dieting

Change your health! Weight will follow

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Ladies: Stop Dieting

To everyone who wants to lose a little or a lot of weight: Dieting doesnā€™t work because youā€™re training yourself to believe that you must work out with exercises you hate and eat healthy garbage or youā€™ll never look like you want to. STOP. Youā€™re wrong.

Just eliminate the main problems: lots of salt and sugarĀ 

Do you snack all the time, with mostly salty crackers, chips, etc.? Stop buying them and you wonā€™t eat it. Snack with fruit you like or veggies with a LITTLE bit of dip.

Are sugary coffee drinks your weakness? Start making coffee at home with just milk and sugar or a little creamer.

Add more healthy foods that you like

For me, Iā€™m a HUGE Mexican food fan, but the kicker is salt. So last week I made a rice, chicken (with a little olive oil), black beans and corn, and some salsa. Sure the salsa wasnā€™t a great option, but there was variety and it tasted great! If you like peppers, onions, and tomatoes, add it all in! Make dishes you like and just alter some of the ingredients.

Workout more, but not 24/7!

Letā€™s say you never workout. Aim for 3 days a week for 30 minutes to an hour. You donā€™t have to exercise for 2 hours everyday of the week. Most of losing weight is eating habits anyway.

Find workouts you actually like

Maybe you love to dance. Take Zumba! Maybe you like the thought of improving your strength because your upper body muscles are WEAK. Okay, do that! If you hate running, donā€™t do it! Iā€™m not saying avoid cardio, because frankly, you need it, but there are lots of cardio options.

Drink more water

This one is plain and simple

Stop focusing on the weight

Trust me, if you improve your eating habits and workout more, you will lose weight. You will quit trying so much faster if youā€™re eagerly waiting for your weight to change and it takes forever. You have to train your mind to want better health, and looking at losing weight as a benefit.

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