How to Lose Weight Without Dieting

Being on a strict diet can be hard on both your mind and body, leading to the risk of binge eating, a poor body image, low metabolism, fatigue, and many other issues. However, if you still want to lose weight without dieting, there are options without counting calories or living your life attached to your fitness tracker.

Drink Your Water

This likely is not the first time you have heard this, but it bears repeating. You need to drink more water to lose weight, with or without dieting. Water is vital for so many reasons, from making sure you are hydrated so giving you sustainable energy. It is also great when you don’t want to diet but feel like you are constantly hungry. In many cases, you might be thirsty instead, so water can help you solve this problem.

A good rule of thumb that people like to use is to drink a glass of water instead if you feel hungry. If the hunger goes away, you were just thirsty. But if you’re still hungry, go ahead and eat.

Aim for a Balance of Nutrients

When putting your meals together, you don’t need to count calories or macros to lose weight. But it does help to look at the nutrients in your meals, and make sure all the most important ones are there. An easy way to do this is to make sure you have at least one source of protein, fiber, fat, and carbohydrates.

Sometimes, the balance is a little off where you have two carbs and protein; in others, you have a little of each. But these nutrients help ensure you get what your body needs without focusing so much on every macro.

Slow Down and Eat Mindfully

If you are eating your meals too fast, your brain doesn’t even have time to register how much you have eaten or how full you are. Try to slow down and not have outside distractions while you are eating. Eat each bite slowly and deliberately. Practice eating a meal without looking at a computer screen or watching TV. It can seem weird initially, but this helps you focus more on your food and internal hunger cues.

Keep Unhealthy Foods in the Cabinet

Instead of keeping the unhealthier foods, like chips and cookies, on the counter, hide them away in the fridge or cabinet. You aren’t keeping it out of the house completely, but you will only go for the food when you crave it, instead of just seeing it on the counter and wanting it out of pure convenience.