Weight loss is the most popular of all the self-improving New Year's resolutions. However, it's hard to stick with a goal as big, or as vague, as weight loss. You'll have greater success if you make one of these simple, specific, concrete New Year's resolutions, which all have weight
loss and greater health as benefits! Whether you try all three of these New Year's resolutions or just one, you can look forward to a slimmer, trimmer body in the new year. Successful weight loss is about starting healthy habits that you can maintain, and these New Year's resolutions will be the easiest that you've ever kept! Drink More Water Weight loss depends, literally, on hydration. Without an adequate water supply, your body won't be able to metabolize stored fat, and you won't shed a single pound! Water also keeps your stomach full and your mouth and hands busy, which can help quell the urge to overindulge at the dinner table, and curbs the desire to snack between meals. These reasons make a compelling case for why New Year's resolutions about water turn into weight loss success stories! Pick one of these New Year's resolutions about water that will fit your lifestyle: whether you choose a bottle a day, a pitcher a day, or eight glasses a day, you'll see increased weight loss benefits. You should strive for the equivalent of eight six-ounce glasses of water each day, but even smaller New Year's resolutions like "have a glass of water every morning" will help. Sleep More Hours Most New Year's resolutions surrounding weight loss are things like "exercise more," or "eat less." However, one of the best New Year's resolutions that you can make for your waistline is pledging to sleep more hours! The weight loss benefits of getting a good night's rest range from having more energy for exercise to having increased mental clarity that will help you make smart eating choices, but the number one reason why more sleep means more weight loss has to do with stress. When you get a good night's sleep, your system is more likely to handle stressful situations without producing the stress hormone cortisol. Coritsol helps you get energized to deal with a crisis, but it also causes your body to store extra fat around your midsection. If you can reduce cortisol, you'll enjoy easier weight loss, and if you sleep more hours, you'll reduce your cortisol, so this New Year's resolution is a no-brainer! To get the full weight loss benefits of sleep, aim for at least seven and a half hours per night. Plan Your Meals The best New Year's resolutions for weight loss are the ones that improve your quality of life as well as help you shed the pounds. If you can learn to make planning easy, healthy homemade meals a part of your regular weekly routine, you'll consistently enjoy the pleasure of a warm, home-cooked dinner, and you'll be able to say goodbye to the mediocre quality of take-out or drive-through meals. This year, try making one or two New Year's resolutions that will help motivate you to make healthy, low-fat meals at home. You can get ambitious and pledge to plan a week's worth of meals at a time, making a big grocery shopping trip and doing some advance prep work (chopping, peeling, etc) on the weekends, or you can keep it small, and just pledge to plan and cook a healthy Tuesday night dinner every week for two months. Whatever the scope of your New Year's resolutions about meal planning, they'll help you think more closely about what you eat, and that means it'll be easier to lose weight. Plus, planning meals in advance tends to reduce stress and help you be more efficient at the grocery store, which means you'll have more time, and more energy, so that you can meet all your weight loss goals, and keep your other New Year's resolutions!
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