So You Completed A Diet Challenge… What’s Next?

So you completed a diet challenge, now lets talk about what’s next. You need to have a plan and a path laid out or you are bound to gain all of the weight that you lost right back. Worry not. The process isn’t that complicated. Read ahead to learn some simple methods to keep the results.

Firstly, if you have successfully completed a diet challenge, lost weight using a diet, or if you’ve developed lifestyle changes that have led to weight loss, Congratulations to you! Give yourself a pat on the back because lifestyle change is extremely challenging and I firmly believe every accomplishment, no matter how small, should be acknowledged.

Now lets talk about what’s next. You need to have a plan and a path laid out or you are bound to gain all of the weight that you lost right back. Worry not. The process isn’t that complicated. Today Peak is going to share three paths that are healthy, effective, and simple. Read on to learn more.

1) Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting has several different variations, however the concept is simple, restricted food consumption for an extensive period, typically above 12 hours.

IF is simple! These are the most popular methods:

The 16/8 method: Also called the Leangains protocol, it involves skipping breakfast and restricting your daily eating period to 8 hours, such as 1–9 p.m. Then you fast for 16 hours in between.

Eat-Stop-Eat: This involves fasting for 24 hours, once or twice a week, for example by not eating from dinner one day until dinner the next day.

The 5:2 diet: With this method, you consume only 500–600 calories on two nonconsecutive days of the week, but eat normally the other 5 days.

I highly recommend 16/8 method. Click here if you would like to learn more about Intermittent Fasting.

2) Food Logging

Food logging is a great way to become more educated about ones food decisions. Using a tool like MYFITNESSPAL will enlighten the user to the value of every food consumed. Food logging also keeps the user accountable for the foods that they eat.

I recommend EVERY person coming off of a diet plan or diet challenge log their food on myfitnesspal for at least 2 weeks. The knowledge acquired through the process of food logging for those 2 weeks will raise nutrition awareness significantly.

3) 80/20 Rule

The 80/20 Rule is simply eating clean 80 percent of the time. In more basic terms, if you eat 21 meals/week, you can be more lenient on your food choices 3-4 times.

****“Eating clean” is a vague description. For the sake of simplicity refer to the recipes included in the Whole30 plan as good choices.

4) Hire A Coach

If you have just completed a diet challenge its likely that you had an exterior motivator, like a “weigh-in date” to keep you focused. Motivation will deplete and when that happens you will have to lean into something to keep you on track. A good coach will make sure you are following a plan that includes creating good habits in exercise. nutrition, and lifestyle.

Peak Physique is here for you if you need a coach to keep you on track. The best thing is we can work with you online, so you don’t need to live near Milwaukee to join our amazing community. Simple CLICK HERE and we will reach out soon!

To conclude some diet’s, and diet challenges are amazing ways to harness motivation, trigger weight loss, and achieve amazing results on your body, but initial weight loss is only the start of the process. A structured plan that reinforces healthy diet habits is the best way to promise long term success long term.