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The MotleyHealth Weight Loss Plan: Stage 4 – Maintain Your Weight
The fourth and final stage of our weight loss program is maintenance. Once you are at this stage, you can give yourself a big pat on the back, as you have achieved your ideal weight. All that is required at this stage is to keep working out at a rate to maintain your physical fitness, and maintain a healthy, well balanced diet, to ensure that you give your body the best chance possible at fighting disease and infection, while at the same time repairing muscle tissue and maintain healthy joints and bones.
Ideally your BMI is in the 18.5-24.9 range (assuming that your are not very muscular). You should look and feel better than you have ever felt before. You should be active, alert, and enjoy active pastimes, playing with your children are participating in local sports or fitness activities. Always remember what a fantastic achievement it is to get to your ideal healthy weight.
Healthy Weight Maintenance Rule 1: Stick to your healthy eating plan. Keep fat and sugar intake low, stay away from junk foods and convenience food. Learn to enjoy treats moderately (once a week is a treat, once a day in an addiction!). Ensure that your meals keep you satisfied, and that you do not feel hungry. Always start the day with a healthy breakfast.
Healthy Weight Maintenance Rule 2: Keep active. Maintaining your fitness levels is the minimum requirement. ideally you should aim to improve on your fitness. Enjoying your fitness activities is a must. Whether you are running, hillwalking, climbing, playing football, learning a martial art or becoming the next body building champion, make sure that you are enjoying yourself while you exercise. This is the Motley Way.
Healthy Weight Maintenance Rule 2: Do Not Punish Yourself. Remember that everyone has bad days, everyone has set backs. You may fall ill, get injured, or have a life changing event which stops your exercise for a while. If this happens try to pick yourself up to fight again. This is your health, your life. You have only one life so do your best, and never give up. Be proud of yourself, you are wonderful!
Read all four stages:
Four Stages To Healthy Weight Loss – Stage 1 – Preparation
Four Stages To Healthy Weight Loss – Stage 2 – Action!
Four Stages To Healthy Weight Loss – Stage 3 – Intensive Diet and Exercise
Four Stages To Healthy Weight Loss – Stage 4 – Maintain Your Weight
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