We know that on the journey toward improved weight and health, it’s important to have education, help and empowerment along the way. The process of losing weight and boosting your health can be complex and difficult, and there’s plenty of information out there that can be discouraging and even misleading. That’s exactly why the Your Weight Matters Campaign is dedicated to providing you with the best resources to assist you on your journey.
This month, we’ve scouted a variety of blogs, articles, magazines and more to find you useful and reliable information that can guide your progress. Check out our fresh finds from August 2016!
9 Signs of Progress that Aren’t a Number on the Scale (MyFitnessPal)
To track weight-loss progress, many people resort to checking their weight on a scale. This might even be empowering when you first start off on your weight-loss journey and the number on the scale continues to drop. But what happens when you put too much energy into making that number go down, or you hit the inevitable weight plateau?
Tracking your weight on a scale isn’t the only way to measure your progress, and you may find it more encouraging to consider additional ways for assessing how far you’ve come. In this helpful article, MyFitnessPal discusses a variety of less-common signs for weight-loss success that you can use to measure your progress. Check out these helpful milestones and stay encouraged!
What ‘Secret Weapons’ do Nutritionists & Trainers Have in Their Homes? (SparkPeople)
Fitness trainers and expert nutritionists can make sticking to a healthy diet and exercise plan seem almost effortless. How do they do it? While making healthy choices and achieving progress is by no means a simple task, there are certainly ways that you can make the journey toward improved weight a health a lot more easy and convenient.
One of the best ways to do this is to have helpful foods, equipment and small motivations to guide you in your home. Our homes are one of the places where we spend a great amount of time, so it’s important to have tools and options that will help us accomplish our goals. This article shows readers what experts in the health and fitness industries have in their very own homes to keep their progress in check. Go ahead and take a look – you might just find that some of these could work for you, too!
Should You Push Yourself? Understanding the Limits of Your Body (Watchfit)
Beginning a fitness plan or workout routine can fill our minds with great aspirations and impressive goals. While it’s important to believe in your abilities and to set goals that will keep you challenged, it’s just as important to be realistic with your plan and to understand you body’s limitations.
When we push ourselves too far during a workout or put excessive strain on our bodies for extended periods of time, our health can suffer negative consequences. This helpful article from Watchfit shows you how to monitor your body’s reaction to physical activity so that this doesn’t happen to you! It’s an important read with valuable tips that anybody who is serious about their health should not ignore.
Are You Lost? 10 Ways to Get Back on Track (Obesityhelp.com)
Your journey through weight-loss is no easy feat. Challenging your body and changing the way you eat, exercise and think about health can be difficult habits to form. Because of this, it’s common for people to take detours and hit roadblocks on the road to improving their weight and health. If this has happened to you, don’t be discouraged. Stop right now and take a look at this article!
ObesityHelp gives readers 10 tools and tips for overcoming those periods along the journey where we feel lost and disconnected from our goals. No matter where you are along the way, you can always get back on track and continue striving for the goals you first set out to achieve! Check out these pointers for getting back in the game.
10 Tips on How to Best Fuel Your Workout (Active.com)
Getting a powerful, effective workout usually isn’t as simple as making the decision to exercise and then jumping to it. Many different factors affect our ability to sustain our bodies during physical activity, including before, during and after exercise.
Active.com offers readers some useful tips for fueling your body for a workout that will truly make a difference in how you feel. By following these tips, you might notice that your workouts seem a lot more tolerable and even a little more successful!
Getting Real about Weight – (Psychology of Eating)
Take a look at the conversation surrounding weight in mainstream media and society. It can feel as though we’re hearing the same thing over and over again: eat less and move more. Follow this diet to look and feel better. If you’re not losing weight, something must be wrong with you.
These conversations are not only uninspiring, but destructive. In this powerful video from the Institute for the Psychology of eating, you’ll find fresh thoughts about weight and health that can bring you back down to reality. Taking a look at these facts through an objective, scientific lens might just leave you feeling a little less discouraged and forgiving of your challenges along the way.
Challenge the Causes of Disordered Eating (Food & Nutrition)
Disordered eating isn’t always classified as an “eating disorder.” Many people who struggle to lose weight often report that they also struggle to manage their relationship with food. Signs and symptoms of disordered eating are often overlooked, but they’re quite frequent. Take a look at this article to see if any of them relate to you!
The article also discusses ways to manage your decisions about eating, and offers helpful tips for thinking about food in a whole new light. It’s a great read if you find that your eating behaviors are often linked to your emotions, or if you’re someone whose eating habits fluctuate a lot.
Do YOU have any favorite finds?
If you’ve come across any helpful articles, inspirational reads, motivation words or useful information from the month of August that are related to weight and health, share them with us in the comments below!
