How to turn your diet into an everyday habit

Stop with the diet punishment

If you want to lose weight and keep it off for good, going on a restrictive diet for a few months at a time isn't the way to do it...

Yes, you'll lose some weight, but you may very well put all that weight back on again at the end of it.

Dieting shouldn't feel like punishment.

Turn your diet into a lifestyle habit

One of the most effective ways to lose weight – and keep it off over the long term – is to make small lifestyle changes so that it doesn't feel like dieting.

Here are two easy lifestyle habits that will help you lose weight and make you feel happier at the same time:

• Take time out every day to evaluate and manage your stress levels. Even just five minutes of meditation will do wonders for your body and mind.

• Add a little physical activity into every day. Even if it's only 10 minutes of dynamic stretching one morning, and a short walk the next day. Every little bit helps burn calories and boost your mood.

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