Essential Tips for Sustainable Weight Management

Weight, weight loss, the scale, food—all of these can be very tricky and touchy topics for some of us, especially women.   Many of us want to maintain a healthy weight but don't know how to do so. Or, maybe you've tried for years and are tired of the battle.  In today's podcast I share two simple tips to help you maintaintain a healthy weight.   Yes, there are a million tips, tricks, and other things, but today, just two. Weigh yourself regularly. Hold on, hold on, don't leave me yet! I promise the scale isn't the enemy.  There is a lot of unpacking to do around the scale, safety, and what happens when you are on the scale. But having a healthy number, a measurement, or how your clothes feel gives you some parameters to prevent extreme ups and downs in weight, and thus extremes in dieting.   Listen to your body. The "natural man" part wants all the sugar, fun, and exciting foods.  It's normal to want all the desserts, but not the one we want to listen to all of the time.  Listen to the part of you that drops down, takes a pause, takes an inventory of your fullness and how you feel. When you get that initial "urge" this is the part of you that wants the fun, exciting, and easy food, but a small pause will give you the headspace and time to think through, take an inventory and assessment, and make a conscious decision.   You can do this! Try these two tips this week and see if it makes a difference for you!   The Heart of the Matter by Russell M. Nelson