For sure-fire tips on how to lose 30 pounds in 3 months and beyond, follow the 5 steps below-
1. If you can’t see yourself eating or exercising in a certain way for the rest of your life - say consuming raw food and running 8 miles a day - you shouldn’t be doing it to lose weight in the first place. Weight management has to be an uncompromising, non negotiable, everyday thing, like brushing your teeth.
2. Be a 6 meal man - eat 3 main meals plus 3 snacks, but in controlled portions. Not only will this keep your fueled up all day, it keep the bad cravings away. Your metabolism is a fire, you don’t throw all the logs on at once if you want it to burn all day.
3. While a healthy diet and staying physically active are the cornerstone - to reduce your risks of potential health issues, limit salt consumption by choosing fresh foods over processed alternatives and let the salt shaker gather cobwebs. Choose plant derived fats such as olive, nut and canola oils, and choose poly and mono saturated fats over saturated fats.
4. Never skip breakfast - breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day as it kick-starts the metabolism. Studies have shown that people who breakfast consistently weight less than those who don’t. Even if you are not a big breakfast person, make sure you have something in the morning like yogurt or a piece of fruit - and then back it up with something else like a piece of wholegrain toast and some protein, a few hours later. In other words, get into the pattern of eating little and eating often, rather than sitting down to to just two whopping meals a day.
5. Avoid trigger foods and dining with big eaters. Avoid having your favorite foods in the house or going out with friends you know eat a lot or make you feel guilty if you don’t polish off everything they cook for you. They only make you feel more stressed and more inclined to binge. Avoid walking past your favorite bakery or stopping at a service station when you’re feeling tired or stressed - it’s too easy to buy a bag of lollies to eat on your way home!
One of the major keys on how to lose 30 pounds in 3 months is - be patient and be prepared to make plenty of small changes to your way of living. By making small changes you are reducing the risks of de-motivating yourself. Small goals plus small changes leads to greater rewards.