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5 Tips For Successful Weight Loss

By Barb Taylor


Weight loss can be a difficult process. Everyday thousands of people start a new weight loss program. Most will quit before ever seeing results. There are some things you can do to avoid sabotaging your weight loss, such as:

Thinking You Burned More Calories Than You Actually Have

Calorie expenditure tables are a common method used to calculate the number of calories burned while working out. Problem is that these tables are typically inaccurate.

The majority of these tables are inaccurate by as much as twenty percent.

A heart monitor is the most precise way to get the number of calories burned during a workout.

Avoiding Strength Training

When trying to lose weight it is important that you have a weight loss program which includes both weight lifting and cardio exercises. Lifting weights strengthens and tones muscles, which helps to increase your metabolism and burn fat.

If you are doing everything you should be doing and still not losing weight add in some strength training. You might be surprised by what a difference it makes in your results.

Excessive Drinking

Drinking more than one drink daily can have a negative impact on your weight loss efforts. As soon alcohol enters your system, your body makes this the priority and begins to process it immediately. Because of this any food you have eaten get processed slower and may be stored as fat.

Not only does alcohol alter your bodys normal digestion process, it also stimulates hunger causing you to eat more.

It is also high in calories and has no nutritional benefit. Having an occasional drink is fine but more than a couple per week and you may be sabotaging your weight loss and health.

Not Eating A Meal

Skipping meals is never a good idea. This is especially true when trying to lose weight.

If you deprive your body of the food it needs, it will begin to store food instead of burning it off.

When you skip meals and allow yourself to become hungry, chances are you will reach for an unhealthy snack to fill the void

Instead of skipping meals eat five to six small meals throughout the day. The key to making this work is not exceeding your total daily calorie count for all meals combined.

Unrealistic expectations

Many people looking to lose weight set unrealistic goals. A lot of times people tend to overestimate what is possible and set monthly weight loss goals that are unachievable for the average person.

Healthy weight loss does not happen in an instant. It is a process that requires time effort & commitment. Your weight loss target should be no more than 2 pounds per week.

Studies have shown that people who lose weight at a slow and steady pace have a higher long term success rate.

These five simple weight loss secrets can be the key to starting your weight loss program off on the right foot.






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