Top 10 Most Common Reasons You Regain The Weight You’ve Lost (4 of 6)

You overuse the microwave.

Everyone loves the convenience of frozen foods, but ready-made meals that you pop into the microwave are terrible for weight maintenance. They may claim to be healthy, and are decent from the caloric and portion control perspective. But frozen meals are packed full of preservatives and processed ingredients: two big adversaries to weight loss and weight maintenance. Overly processed foods not only put weight on, but can also cause inflammation and a host of other health issues down the line.

Overly processed foods not only put weight on, but can also cause inflammation and a host of other health issues down the line.

You have a warped reward system.

Dropping a lot of weight can make it tempting to immediately start rewarding yourself with burgers and fries. But this is not really honoring your efforts and achievements by losing the weight, because you are just begging your body to put it right back on. Try shifting your reward system to things that will reinforce your commitment to a healthy body, like a new exercise regimen or workout gear.

Try shifting your reward system to things that will reinforce your commitment to a healthy body.