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| 7 Simple tips to help meet your weight loss resolutions |
"Goals...
... and resolutions. "
Yes, it is that time of year again.
Why is it that every time it arrives on January 1, everyone starts thinking about their new resolutions for the year? Or maybe "new" is not the right word, maybe "recycled" is more apt? After all, is not it true that for most people, "Resolutions are made to break?"
The goals are a wonderful way to inspire us to get things in the life we want, but more often than not, they just end up unleashed and we frustrated (again) at the end of the year.
It does not have to be like that.
Actually.
You can reach your goals or resolutions, but only if you know how to go to configure them correctly in the first place. And I will give you some useful pointers to help you start on the right path ...
- Begin the end in mind. What is the end result you want to achieve? Do you want to lose weight? Or do you want to drop 1 dress dress in place?
- Get specific and be realistic. It is not enough to simply say "I want to lose weight". How much do you want to lose _exactly_? When? A better goal is to say "I want to lose 11 pounds in 3 months." And make sure your goal is realistic. If you want to place 27 pounds, it is not realistic to say that you want to do that in the next 7 days, not to mention that it is not healthy to do that! Or if you have been putting weight slowly in the last 10 years, it is not very realistic to say that you want to return to your weight 10 years ago in a month.
- Break it on "smaller and easy" baby steps. Let's say you want to lose 20 pounds. That seems an insurmountable task, but it becomes easier to manage if you look at how to lose an average of 1 pound per week, during a 20-week course. Now is that manageable! To lose a pound a week, you just need to create a calorie deficit of approximately 500 calories per day by controlling your diet and increasing your amount of exercises.
- Okay, now for the great "secret": the key that is missing to achieve your goals: write down your "Why" that is, why is this doing? Most people jump this step, and it is a main reason why they never seem to achieve their goals. It is absolutely critical for you to write down the reasons why you want to achieve each specific objective. For example, if the goal is "Losing 20 pounds in 6 months," he writes why he wants to lose that weight. And here there is another advice: do it "personal and emotional". The more "emotional" is the reason, the more likely it is that it is conducted towards the goal. Then, let's say you have children. An example of a good "reason why" is "I know that overweight is a main cause of many health problems, I will lose the 20 pounds and I will be healthier so that it is not a burden for my children and can stay Healthy enough time to attend my daughter's wedding and be there to take my grandchildren. " A ssuming all these things are important to you, of course. :-) But I'm sure you get the photo.
- "Write it down and put it!" Usually, it is not good enough to simply think about the goals in your head. You must write down all your specific goals and the "reasons why", and then paste it where you will see it every day. Do not write it in a notebook and your mandrel inside the drawer. Instead, paste it into your toilet mirror, or anywhere else you are in sight. Remember, "Out of sight, out of mind!"
- Do not be too ambitious. Point to a loss of 1-2 pounds per week, in the maximum! Losing more than that amount is bad for you. And it is probably caused by a loss of water and / or muscle, instead of its excess unwanted body fat.
- Be realistic and "go with the flow". The pounds did not come from the night in the morning, so do not expect them to disappear in a jiffy as well. And sometimes weight loss is not so fast (or so much) as planned. But do not stress, because stress will only add the pounds. It is important Tha