No fad diets and no impossible workout plan, how to make this year’s resolution stick
Posted Jan 1, 2018 06:12:36 AM.
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Andrea D’Ambrosio is a Registered Dietitian and owner of Dietetic Directions based in Kitchener, she has compiled a list of the 3 News Year’s Resolutions to Give Up.
The first suggestion is to stay away from the fad diets that endorse extreme restrictions and promise immediate results.
Instead D’Ambrosio suggests making more subtle changes that you can maintain long term, “I always remind my clients that if they don’t love what they are doing, we need to change it up so that it can be maintained, if you don’t want to drink fasting beverages your whole life, then it’s not a sustainable strategy.”
The second tip is to not make exercise an obligation.
D’Ambrosio says if you don’t enjoy how you are exercising it is very difficult to maintain it long term.
She says the first goal is to find something you enjoy doing.
After that D’Ambrosio says don’t expect dramatic results right away, instead think of it like climbing a ladder. “Start at the bottom and expect that you will have to climb step by step, know that you can’t just jump to the top rung. Have acceptance for where you are, today.”
Finally, to be successful at any of your gaols time management is a necessity.
If you just add a fitness program, meal preparation, or cooking healthier to your schedule without removing something from your day, you will likely end up more stressed and less likely to be successful.
D’Ambrosio says if you want to add anything to your life you also need to take something out, “Take a closer look at how your time is spent during a typical day. For example, how many hours are you commuting, working, doing chores, looking at social media.”
After you drop the unwanted time wasters you can add the thing you want to do instead.
Overall D’Ambrosio says don’t put too much pressure on yourself for immediate results. Instead make subtle more sustainable changes that will lead to long term success.
