The path to weight loss is like climbing a mountain. Before climbing, you will need to see which path you will need to climb, picking a path that is not too quick and not too slow. Read this article and implement these diet strategies to succeed and not quit on your weight loss program.
Anyone who ever started a diet knows that when starting their diet, they were full of motivation and drive to lose weight. Yet when they got to halfway through the weight loss program they gave up because they found the task of losing weight to be slow needing patience and repetition, but at the same time it is common to hear success stories of people losing 40lbs, 60 lbs and even 150lbs. These impressive losses are amazing and you are probably asking yourself how they achieved this amazing weight loss. You need to know one thing, if they succeeded in losing the weight, then you can too!
The first step when planning for a successful diet is to read the fine print. Here are some rules about weight loss. It usually takes a year to lose 40 pounds and keep it off. This means it will take 2-3 years to lose 80–120 pounds. This is following the strategy of slow and steady weight loss, which usually results in keeping off the weight. You should be looking at losing between 3-5 pounds per month; this pace will lead to an effective weight loss result. You are probably wondering how exactly you can lose weight like this.
One great way to keep with the weight loss program is to treat the process as “Hiking”, slowly but surely you will get to the weight you want.
The first step to get to the top
When looking at the summit of the mountain, the best thing to do is not thin about the summit itself but think about the fun you will have trying to get to the top. Try thinking about how you can get to your weight loss destination in a safe and sure way. This means wearing good shoes, good clothes, warming up, eating the right foods, drinking water and stretching.
Mid-program crisis
So you’ve made it to the middle of the road, looking back you see some results yet see a long way to your weight loss target.
Some things are starting to bother you, such as body fatigue, heavy legs, sore muscles; these are some of the things you will need to sacrifice in order to get the body you want. Although your fat loss target seems close, this is the stage in where most people quit their diet and fitness programs. You may be thinking if all the trouble is worth losing the weight, well we are here to tell you that it 100% is. Do not quit, you are closer than you think.
Mid-diet crisis
So you’ve lost between 20-40lbs, but you still have a ways to go. You battle at the moment may even be more with motivation than with the actual diet itself at this stage.
Most people have two options when they reach this point in their diet – to stop, or to overcome these difficulties and continue losing weight, even with the pace being slower the closer they get to their goal. What can help is to take a moment to look back and actually see the progress that your hard work has accomplished, then placing realistic goals that you will be able to achieve.
The mountain is still there to climb
Yes, losing weight is no easy task, it takes time and plenty of persistence. The journey is accompanied by pain, but you need trust us – the destination is well worth it, no matter how long it takes. Living a life fat free and full of energy will give you a sense of accomplishment that nothing can compare to. So never stop trying and you will get the weight loss results you were working so hard for.
Never turn back, Always go forward towards your goal
Think what would happen if you decided to stop. All that weight loss progress would go down the tubes and most likely you would end up even heavier than you were before.
If your goal was to lose 80lbs, and after a year of hard work you only lost 50lbs, think positive and realize that it may take a bit longer than you thought. Weight loss is like an investment, the longer you put in the more you get out, in this case – healthier body.
Take a deep breath, stand up strong, get ready to sweat and keep to your diet. Continue with the hard work and you will soon see the summit you had been working towards. Follow these tips on planning your diet and you will sure to succeed.