Most of the times you will read about things that you must do in order to lose weight. But how often someone tells you about the things that you should avoid doing when you are trying to lose weight? It is just as important to keep in mind the don’ts as the do’s when trying to lose weight. So here are some of the things that you must avoid doing when trying to lose weight.
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1. Considering exercise as a chore- As long as you keep considering exercise as a chore you will never be able to do it. But the day you’ll make it a part of your daily routine just like brushing your teeth, bathing, eating etc. you’d never want to miss it. You will not have to pull yourself out of the bed for that morning workout. In fact, your will feel energetic, enthusiastic and pumped up for your workout routine. But if you are someone who does not enjoy the basic gym routine then you can try other forms of workouts such as kick-boxing, swimming, Zumba or basically anything that will get your heart rate pumped and all your muscles moving.
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2. Eating carbs for dinner- Even when you are trying to lose weight, there is no need to skip dinner or to starve yourself. But it is very important that you do not eat ant carbs for dinner. It is always better to have protein rich food items at night as they are easy to digest and do not add up to your weight. If you are in the habit of having a heavy dinner, then you have to change it if you want to lose weight.
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3. Monotonous workout routine- Anyone will get bored if given the same food every day. It is the same with workouts as well. when day after day you perform the seam exercises you start getting bored and start skipping a workout. Thus it is very important to have some variation. Make sure to switch your workout routines every other month and this way you will not get bored. Another reason for trying out different workouts is that after some time your body starts getting used to the workout and stops garnering any benefit from it.
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4. Skipping meals- When you desperately want to lose weight chances are that at some point of time you will start skipping meals. Most of the people trying to lose weight are guilty of this crime as they think that skipping meals or eating fewer calories will lead to their desired weight loss. But the truth is that neither it will lead to dramatic weight loss nor it is a sustainable habit that you can maintain in the long-run. Thus it is better to eat healthy, on the right time and in the right quantity and the weight loss will occur naturally.
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5. Making excuses for not to exercise- There is no such thing as “I don’t have time to workout”. No one has time to workout, but the passionate and determined ones find out the time to exercise. Even if you don’t have access to a gym you can still exercise at your home. Go for a walk or jog with your dog, play badminton with your friend or do 30 Surya namaskars whenever you have time.
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