Why the pounds are sticking around: Quick Tip #2

Even with the best of intentions, as well as an admirable amount of effort, the weight sometimes doesn't come off!! Try as you might to get the needle on that scale to budge even the slightest bit, sometimes it's just not having it. This is especially true for people who have already lost quite a bit of weight and are now trying to take off those last ten pounds or so.

To help you shed those stubborn extra pounds, here is a quick tip from an article titled "Scale Stuck?", which appears in this month's edition of Self magazine. I'll be posting one of them a day for the next 10 days.

Hopefully these tips will help you figure out what's causing those pounds to stick around.

Quick Tip #2

Diet Flub: You work late - Sure, your wallet may be getting fatter as a result of putting in a little O.T., but what's all that added stress and Chinese take-out doing to your waistline? According to the article in Self magazine, a study in the International Journal of Obesity reports that women who worked 40-plus hours a week were more likely to put on some pounds over the course of the year than women who cut out earlier.

Fix It: Take breaks. If you have no choice but to put in those extra hours at the office, take a few times throughout the day to do something that makes you feel good. Something relaxing. Chat with a co-worker, listen to a song, or take a stroll around the office. And most importantly, take some deep breaths. As for keeping your diet in check, plan ahead for long nights at work by preparing a healthy meal you can bring with you, rather than having to resort to ordering out.