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3 Common Weight Loss Mistakes

3 Common Weight Loss Mistakes

When beginning the quest for healthy living, it can be difficult to know the right path to take. There are many barriers to weight loss that can slow down motivation and also delay the time that it takes to reach your goals. Avoid these three mistakes to help yourself lose weight more quickly and easily.

1. Healthy Eating Isn’t A Free For All

Although dieting and getting fit does require you to make certain lifestyle and eating habit changes, eating healthy isn’t the only ticket to losing weight. Healthy foods still contain calories and fat, so watching portion sizes is, and always will be, an important factor in weight loss.

2. Reduce Stress To Lose Weight

Stress is a huge factor in weight gain and eating habits. Reducing stress with exercise, breathing tactics and lifestyle changes can help you get a firm grasp on your weight loss goal. Having too much stress on your body can halt your weight loss and cause other physical problems.

3. Don’t Go Hungry

When you feel hungry, it is important to eat. When our body doesn’t get the necessary number of calories each day, it goes into starvation mode, which can actually increase weight and decrease your metabolism. Focus on healthy eating habits and exercise routines to help drop the extra pounds.

To learn more about healthy eating habits and overall wellness, call Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness today.

Author
Dr. Charles Goldsmith Dr. Charles Goldsmith started his career as an OB/GYN over 30 years ago. He ran a successful practice but noticed his clients consistently requesting assistance with weight loss. After countless hours of research and studying the numerous aspects of weight loss, Dr. Goldsmith determined that weight loss is very complex and needed to be supervised by a physician.

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