Friday, December 19, 2008

Set Realistic Weight Loss Goals

By Cassandra Segoviano

It is easier to achieve your weight loss objective by setting goals. Most people find that setting goals is an important part of being successful at any endeavor.

Setting unrealistic goals means that you are starting off on the wrong foot and failure is imminent. You must set realistic that you believe are achievable.

Substantial weight loss does not come overnight. Set realistic goals that can be achieved over an extended period of time.

Quick weight loss is possible but harder to achieve than losing the same weight over the course of several months.

Keeping a diary helps a lot of people to achieve their goals as it helps to enforce the actions that are required to meet those goals on a daily basis.

In your diary you can record your body weight, the foods you've been eating, any supplements you have been taking and the results that you have been getting from these actions.

This helps you to readjust your goals and make changes to your fitness and nutrition as things change in the course of your weight loss program.

Within your major goal you should also have short-term goals and once again these need to be realistic to keep you motivated.

These short-term goals will change from time to time as during the course of your weight loss program you will probably find that progress accelerates after certain stages of your plan.

Don't get alarmed if your weight loss slows down you've just reached a plateau. Refer to your diary and look for areas that you might be able to change to lift you over that plateau and allow you to continue your weight loss. - 15255

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