by Rowena French
One of the most common mistakes that people make when it
comes to weight loss is setting unrealistic expectations
about how much weight they need to lose and how fast they
can lose it. Setting unrealistic weight goals is really
sabotaging your calories loss diet and your efforts to lose
weight. That is why it is important to have some tools you
can use to set realistic weight loss goals for yourself.
The rate of weight loss is considered by doctors and others
in this field to be approximately 1-2 pounds each week.
These may not seem much but it is sufficient for your body
to accommodate your weight loss and remain healthy and it is
also enough to continue to lose weight over an extended
period of time. Aiming for a weight loss greater than this
will see you needing to make drastic cuts to your calories
loss diet that may not be sustained and may also see you
quitting your quest for a slimmer, healthier body and life.
Lower your expectations because losing one to two pounds per
week is healthy and if you weigh yourself at the end of the
week and you have only lost one or two pounds, do not
consider that a failure because it is not. Congratulate
yourself on sticking to your calories loss diet, losing that
weight and focus on losing another one to two pounds the
next week. If you celebrate each pound lost you will be
motivated to keep losing weight and you will be losing
weight in a healthy way with far greater prospects of
keeping it off.
Think in percentages, not pounds as weight loss is not just
about losing a set amount of weight. If you want to get
down to a healthy weight and stay there you should focus on
losing 10-20% of your whole body weight, not just the amount
of pounds you want to lose. You may be surprised about the
amount of weight you need to lose for a doctor to consider
you healthy so if you weigh 200 pounds, losing just 20-40
pounds could put in a healthy weight range.
Include more than one form of weight loss measurement to see
all aspects of your weight loss as your body changes shape.
You can see evidence of your weight loss as this is measured
on your scales but measurement of the size of your chest,
stomach and hips is another effective way to confirm the
re-shaping of your body. Including more than one way of
measuring your weight loss means that you can remain
encouraged when one slows down because the other is likely
to continue to reflect your progress.
Include the number game in your weight loss goals to lose
weight safely, healthily and to keep it off permanently with
a recommended weight loss of 1-2 pounds each week, so that
to lose 20 pounds will take you around 10 weeks. Determining
a weight loss per week may seem constraining but if this
weight loss rate is realistic you will be able to reach it
and it will help you remain committed to your calories loss
eating plan and your exercise routine. The journey towards
permanent weight loss and good health is a reflection of the
hare and the tortoise story where the slow and steady hare
reached his ultimate goal!
To reach your 1-2 pound weight loss goal each week you need
to reduce your daily calorie intake each day by around 500.
To gauge this, use a calories counter and this will enable
you to calculate a balanced menu that includes a range of
foods from each of the major food groups. To lose weight the
numbers need to stack up so knowing how many calories you
consume and how many you use are the central numbers around
which you should plan your calories loss menu and your
exercise.
Set short term goals, but think of long term goals so set
weight loss milestones and celebrate when you reach them.
Buy yourself a new book when you lose 5 pounds, or a new
dress when you hit 10 pounds lost. But even as you are
celebrating each milestone, keep focused on the big picture
and how much weight you want to lose in total. You need to
celebrate your progress along the way but also stay focused
on the big prize at the end because this will make your
persistence to bring about a consistent calories loss worth
the effort.
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