1. Make small goals
Setting a goal like “lose 100 pounds in 6 months” or something similar is setting yourself up for failure. While you may or may not hit that goal, you need have smaller, quickly attainable goals to keep you motivated. Your first goal should be something sensible and able to met fairly quickly, like “lose 10 pounds in 4 weeks.” You can always have big, ultimate goals to accomplish (like trying to lose 100 pounds in 6 months), but you need small ones that you can check off your to-do list and move on.
2. Don’t stop after a little bump in the road
You will have days which you consider to be a failure. You’ll have a day where you don’t eat how you should or you’ll start skipping the gym more often because you just don’t feel like going. When this happens, it’s not a time to stop completely — it’s a time to start again. Losing weight isn’t a short, get rich quick type of scheme, it’s something you’re going to do for the rest of your life. We all have off days, heck, I have off months, but that doesn’t stop me from getting right back on the horse. It shouldn’t stop you, either.
3. It’s not all or nothing
While some certainly do decide to go all or nothing and that’s completely fine, it’s not realistic for the average person to never touch their favorite foods again. Don’t think you need to cut out pizza for the rest of your life to lose weight — you simply need to moderate. That means eat the foods that are good for you most of the time, but on occasion take a few slices of pizza (+/- 1,000 calories) and enjoy them. It’s not failure, it’s having a sensible lifestyle.
4. Find a support and accountability partner/group
I made a blog. And then, I made a forum for everyone else to use. If you’re not technically savvy, join one of those Biggest Loser groups at your office/gym, or just call your mom every other night to tell her how your weight loss is going. The bottom line is that you want to let other people know how you’re doing in your journey — it’s easy to let ourselves down, but it’s a whole different story when others are counting on us.
5. Make weight loss fun
You don’t need a gym membership. I don’t know how I’d live without mine to Hampton Hill, but for some a gym just isn’t their cup of tea. You can do a variety of things to burn calories: chase your kids, play with your dogs, join an adult sports league, dance, swim, go bowling, etc. The gym is convenient for many because it’s something that can be built into a routine — as long as you burn calories on a daily basis, you’ll be fine.
Do you have any tips for someone just starting their weight loss journey?
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