In this week’s Podcast, I share some “amazing hacks” for losing weight and keeping it off. We all know that losing weight is difficult. We are tempted to give up. But take it from me–it can be done! I lost 95 lbs. and have kept it off for several years. I’m not a weight loss expert, a doctor, or a nutritionist. But, I am living proof.

Ten Amazing “Hacks” for Losing Weight and Keeping it Off, That Have Worked for Me.

The Mindset for Life podcast is focused on tools for healthy, happy living so you can show up with confidence and live the best version of you. One of those areas is health and well-being.

Today, I’d like to talk about hacks for losing weight and keeping it off. These are not based on research, and I am not a medical practitioner, a diet therapist, or a nutritionist. So, I don’t have actual expertise in this field. My expertise comes from the fact that about four years ago, I lost 95 pounds. And, I have maintained my weight loss since that time.

So, my expertise is personal, and not everything that works for me will work for you. But I do want to share with you what I’ve learned in hopes that it will bless your life.

Hack #1: Take “Selfies,” All the Time

The first hack for losing weight and keeping it off, unbelievably, is the art of the “selfie.”

A you are on a weight loss program, it is critical to take selfies all the time, especially when beginning your weight loss, and before you have really lost any weight at all.

If you use an app like “My Fitness Pal,” there’s an option in there where you can put a beginning photo next to a current photo. And, almost on a daily basis, you could go in there, see your initial weight and  your face (or your entire profile if you choose to photograph yourself that way) next to your face and your profile you (however you choose to photograph that) now.

You can see a picture I took on My Fitness Pal on my website. If you go to DrBCoach.Com and click on the “About page,” you are going to see a face-shot of me before I lost weight, and me pretty recently.

So, that’s what the selfies look like when you do them in My Fitness Pal. And, I choose to take face shots. Every once in a while, I’ll take a full-length photo of myself so I can really compare and check that out.

Those are super motivating when I’m tempted to give up on maintaining weight loss. I can look at the difference between 95-pound-larger me, and now. And, I can say, “Okay, it’s worth maintaining that.” And I can realize that I do appreciate where I’m at, and I want to stay there.

Hack #2: Be Firm with Limits, and Plan Ahead

Another amazing hack for losing weight and keeping it off is to be firm about setting and keeping your own limits. Never, ever waiver until you plan for it.

If you let yourself give in on a moment’s notice, you’re going to keep giving in. And, soon, you have no diet plan at all.

One of the best ways to avoid doing this is to plan the day before.

When I was in the biggest weight-loss phase of my own dieting, I would buy a lot of chicken, cook it all, measure it out in 4 oz. or 3 ½ oz. segments, and freeze it in these little bags. Then, on those days that I was making a family meal and I couldn’t eat that meal, I would just pop that chicken in a frying pan to warm it up with some veggies, and I was set.

So, preparing ahead of time will help you to be firm about setting and keeping your own limits, so that you can never waiver until you plan for it.

Now, if you plan for it, totally okay, right?

But, if you don’t plan for it, and you get off the diet and eat something that doesn’t reall...