An Easy 6-Day Plan to Lose 10 Pounds. Whether or not you're specifically aiming to cut carbs, most of us consume unhealthy amounts of sugar and refined carbohydrates such as white bread, pizza dough, pasta, pastries, white flour, white rice, and sweetened breakfast cereals. Replacing refined carbs with their whole-grain counterparts and eliminating candy and desserts is only part of the solution, though. Sugar is hidden in foods as diverse as canned soups and vegetables, pasta sauce, margarine, and many reduced fat foods. Since your body gets all it needs from sugar naturally occurring in food, all this added sugar amounts to nothing but a lot of empty calories and unhealthy spikes in your blood glucose.
The science behind why is simple: According to the National Sleep Foundation, alcohol can interrupt your circadian rhythm and block REM sleep Plus, boozy drinks are chock-full of added sugar and sneaky calories that may appear on your waistline. When possible, swap your alcoholic drink for a sparkling, unsweetened mocktail or water with lemon and lime. The healthier choice will help you score better R&R and you'll see the scale move in your desired direction.
In the time since I stopped allowing myself to focus on my body's appearance, I've made some of the best friends and created some of the best memories of my life. One time at 3 a.m., I left my dorm with some friends and ate French fries at a sketchy diner. I've skipped several gym days in order to go to my sister's soccer games or my roommate's dance recital. When I used to exercise simply to look good, I never would have allowed myself to do any of that stuff, simply because it didn't align with my goals. But when my goal is just to be happy, sometimes exercising and eating healthy aligns with it, and sometimes 3 a.m. French fries and skipped workouts align with it.
The point of this is to think of the kind of trigger words that really motivate you to reach your goal. What words make you excited to hit your goal? What words really make you want to do something? For example, if your goal is to do lose 15 pounds in 3 months, you want to lose weight not only because you want to feel better and have more energy, but you also want to look better. Trigger works attached to looking good and fit can be sexy, desirable, knockout, or head- turning. These are the kinds of words that can give you a high level of energy and enthusiasm. Trigger words change your biochemistry and level of energy and are the juice" behind the action.
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