There are all kinds of mental things that you can do to help you lose weight like dealing with your emotional eating, preventing yourself from impulse eating, and getting rid of negative thoughts that bring you down. But there are also physical tools that can help you along the way as well.  Today I’m going to share with you three of the tools I use to help me lose weight and keep it off!

1. Scale - If you don’t have a scale, get one! It’s one of the most important things to have around the house no matter if you’re trying to lose weight or not. Sure, getting on it initially might be a challenge, but you need to do it.  Weighing yourself regularly will get you thinking about healthy behaviors.  I choose to weigh myself each morning after I wake up, and because I know that I do this every morning, I make better eating decisions throughout the day.
2. Measuring cups - There was an article posted over at the Diet Blog not that long ago that pointed out that those 100 calorie packs that you can buy at the store are double the price! You’re paying a premium price to have everything portioned out for you. Get yourself some measuring cups and do the portioning yourself, and you’ll save yourself some calories and money.
3. Table - Eat your meals sitting down and away from distractions! Right now I don’t have a table to eat at due to living in a small one bedroom apartment with no room for a table, and boy, do I miss it! Take the time to enjoy your meal sitting down at a table, and it’ll be much easier to practice mindful eating like we talked about yesterday.