Dr. Seun’s Five Tips to Refresh Your Autumn Weight Loss Efforts

Welcome autumn! As we get ready for Labor Day weekend, it’s a great time to refresh your fall nutrition and fitness routine. For those considering or already in the process of weight loss, a new start toward health and wellness is already underway.

At this time of year, I also encourage my bariatric patients to introduce something “new” to their weight-loss journeys in order to promote mental and physical stimulation. Emotional and physical health go hand in hand; when combined, they lead to optimal overall weight loss.

Here are my five favorite autumn tips to help continue your weight-loss momentum and revel in the glory of the new season:

1. Expand your food horizons.

By now, you’ve found out what “clean eating” is and how delicious it can be. Take a road trip and sample real foods from local farmers’ markets (I hear there are good stands in downtown Freehold, Brick and Toms River) or spend an hour at the grocery store discovering a new array of seafood, vegetables or fruits to try.

2. Set a new stage.

While you take back control of your nutrition and exercise, change up your surroundings as well. Make your home clean and clutter-free. Pick a room that drives you crazy--a closet, your desk, the garage (I can relate here…)--and get rid of what is not needed, used or appreciated. Paint the room a different color, move furniture around.

3. Change up the exercise regime.

Don’t think taking a class at the gym is for you? Try it once, you may be surprised. Borrow a bike and ride at the park. You can cover more ground and enjoy more of your surroundings. Do you always walk in the morning? Once the hot weather is over, try a brief walk in the morning and after dinner to keep your metabolism humming all day long.

4. Mix up your menus.

Try some new recipes that feature the rich foods of fall, such as pumpkin and other squashes. Some of my patients host Recipe Nights where everyone brings a dish and copies of the recipe to share.

5. Try something new.

Haven’t visited the nearby beach in the fall or visited New York or Philly in years? Get out of town for the day and see some new sites. Been meaning to try water aerobics? Find a course that fits your schedule and ask if you can sample a class at no charge.

While you are losing weight and regaining good health, make sure you have some fun along the way. I’d love to hear how you changed up your daily routine. (Feel free to comment below):

It’s a new day and a new season just waiting for you to grab it and make it memorable.

Have diets and exercise not worked for you?

If you have tried all the other diets and have not achieved the level of success you are looking for, join me at the next New Patient Seminar where I talk about the safest bariatric options—gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, changing a lap-band to a more productive bariatric option.

Ready to come in and talk about your health and weight goals? Call the Prime team at 732-982-2002.