My Secret Weapons Against Plateauing

Posted on September 4, 2014

I have a few things in mind for when things get a little ugly and I have to really sprint to finish strong. Here are my list of secret weapons I plan to use if I'm not on track... or end up having a dozen donuts on an emotional day and getting actively disgusted with myself.

-Cold showers in the mornings

-Quitting alcohol intake altogether

-PAGG (http://paggonline.com/introducing-the-four-horsemen-fat-loss/)

-Longer walk/runs in the morning

-Squats before every meal

-Limiting my portion to one bowl, no refills every meal

-Snacks are now glasses of water

-Saturday splurge day is instead splurge only one meal

-Spending 5 minutes every morning before I get up, imagining all of my fat just melting away

-Counting calories

-Weave more non-exercise activities whenever I find them. I'll chase harder after my boys, play tag, I'll park farther from the store, I'll go forage for strawberries and mushrooms in the mountains, walk an extra bus stop, walk stairs twice on purpose, etc.

-Start my waking moment with more of a protein and fat -- boiled egg and some nuts, to jumpstart my metabolism

-Put more lemon on my foods (makes you digest better, helps with metabolism, and immune system)

-Use cinnamon for my coffee instead of cream... cinnamon instead of sugar.

-I'll spice up my foods (makes you feel more satisfied on less)

-Eat slower, taking intentional 30 second breaks every 30 seconds of eating; evaluating during the 30 second break, whether I am still hungry, not whether I'm satisfied and full.

-Ensure full night's sleep (helps with good metabolism and recovery after workouts)

-Sex

Any secrets weapons to deploy that I don't have in my arsenal? Share!

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Sherry S.

09/08/2014 4:22PM

A great list! I can't think of anything else to add. I wish you much success!

gitterdone

09/04/2014 1:38PM

You might try having a full glass of water with a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar (the real deal kind) about 20 minutes before a meal--works for me; it seems to cut my appetite.

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Susie D.

09/04/2014 11:20AM

Well thought out! Go get 'em!

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Vgan

09/04/2014 9:54AM

Wow, good on you. A lot of those are awesome ideas, and some sound like torture! My main strategy is one you listed, to drink water for busy hands, if l'm not actually hungry, to curb snacking. l am one of those mindless eaters, so that's something l'm paying attention to.

My other technique is to eat mostly high fiber whole fruits/veggies, that way the food l eat goes right through me :). l live by myself though so l don't need to have a scheduled meal plan. lt takes more work if you're preparing food for more than just yourself, so my approach is a lot more carefree. l'm not sure how long l can keep up this healthy streak, but so far so good!

l don't park close to entrances either. l'm afraid of door dings. My college semester just started and of course l leave five minutes late so that's a long and brisk walk across both the parking lot and the campus haha

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Beth D.

09/04/2014 9:43AM

I don't have anything else to add, but I did enjoy reading this. It gave me some ideas for myself and also some new information I wasn't aware of (like the lemon in foods and cinnamon thing). Thanks!

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