The #1 Habit You Need to Break to Lose Weight

The #1 Habit You Need to Break to Lose Weight

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesThe #1 Habit You Need to Break to Lose Weight

Stop doing this one behavior to reduce your hunger and support a sustainable healthy eating pattern.

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Lainey is a registered dietitian who helps people kick the diet change their habits and create healthy lifestyles that last. She holds a master’s degree in nutrition communication from Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and completed her residency in dietetics at Massachusetts General Hospital a Harvard University hospital. She writes about a variety of topics including weight loss gut health pregnancy breastfeeding and trendy diets. When she’s not writing or consulting you can find her grabbing brunch or sipping coffee while trying to keep up with her two young boys.

There are many healthy habits that can help you lose weight like eating more vegetables getting enough protein keeping a food journal and exercising more. On the other hand some habits can hold you back from reaching your weight loss goals like mindless eating and turning to food when you’re stressed. But there’s one habit that’s deeply ingrained in people with a diet mentality. And while most people think it helps it could be the number one reason you’re not seeing lasting results.

The number one habit you need to break to lose weight is not eating enough. Yes you heard that right. Eating too few calories especially at breakfast and lunch will prevent you from losing weight and keeping it off.