You have been struggling hard to lose weight for months now. You’ve tried each diet plan and you have struggled with every recommended strenuous exercise. You have been even keeping a close eye on your daily calorie consumption and expenditure and yet… it seems like nothing will ever work for you.
You mind is now being bombarded with unanswered questions like:
- Why can’t I lose weight?
- Why won’t this diet won’t work for me?
Well, take it easy. It’s natural to have questions like those especially when you are putting so much of time, efforts and money to “gain” this “loss”.
The good thing, about the whole problem, is at least you admit it. And remember, “Knowledge” is the key and the first step towards success in your losing weight successfully and permanently.
Therefore, before anything else, what you need to do is “know what’s causing you this failure.”
Surveys, experiences and studies have shown that following are the most common reasons involved in causing a typical weight loss failure regardless of age, race and gender:
1- Failure to Set SMART Objectives
Your weight loss goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound. It means that you need to be your own boss in whatever you do. You need to set the target according to your needs and lifestyle without comparing yourself to anyone else. A simple way to approximate your ideal fitness is by referring to a Body Mass Index chart. Be realistic and do not aim too high in the beginning. Similarly, set a deadline to keep yourself enthusiastic and focused.
2- Inconsistent Eating
Eating haphazardly can ruin even your best weight-loss objectives. Your body responds best to a scheduled eating program. Eating a small balanced meal every three hours works best for keeping the metabolism up and warding off sugar and carb cravings. You should, therefore, try to eat the same way on weekdays and weekends. In addition, if you want consistent improvement in your fitness level, never skip a breakfast as eating a typical breakfast (cereal and fruit) increases your metabolism and help you burn more calories during the whole day. For the rest of the day, limit your daily food consumption to frequent small meals instead of a fewer large meals.
3-Consistent Exercising
How to lose weight significantly and for long term actually has a lot to do with your physical activity as well. Performing same work outs every day and for the same time with similar intervals will not help you lose weight. Instead, if you perform different exercises every week, it will surely keep your soul & body from turning off and adapting to the movements. Changing your workouts from week to week means pairing up different muscle groups with each other, using different exercises and performing weightlifting exercises in different orders.
4-Lack of Self-Control
The reason why diet (even the most recommended one) often doesn’t work for you is that you simply give in to temptation. Therefore, even you are on the best weight loss meal plan, your habitual “nibbling” here and there actually disturbs your whole routine and causes a great imbalance between your daily calorie consumption and expenditure. Therefore, watch out for those “extra” irregular munches and sips and be honest with yourself.
5- Lack of Proper Monitoring
Even if you adopt all the “corrective and preventive” measures to lose weight, if you are not actually monitoring and noting the changes, you will not know how much you’ve made it so far. Strict monitoring through various means such as keeping a food diary, exercise chart and noting down even the smallest gains will keep you well-aware of even the minute changes and you will then be able to deal with this change promptly. Likewise, it will also empower you to control your own calorie consumption and you will have a command over how much calories you need to burn daily.
Therefore, if you strictly avoid the above-mentioned common mistake, the issue of how to lose weight should not remain unresolved now. Once you know what works and what doesn’t and then apply this knowledge properly, you too, can easily achieve success.
