Most people who start a calories loss diet usually give up their healthy eating plan within a week or eventually fail within three weeks. You do not need to be one of this large proportion of unsuccessful dieters if you learn to recognize and avoid three common pitfalls that confront everyone on a weight loss journey. Identifying these traps means that you will be able to change some of your dieting behaviours and expectations and make decisions that will see you enjoy eating while you lose weight.
Massive changes to your diet often happen on less than reliable diets. A diet that includes only one kind of food like fruit or rules out for example all carbohydrates is likely to be very demanding, uninteresting and not easy to stick for very long. The best way for your body to benefit from a change in your diet is when this happens gradually, over time. So avoid rash changes to your diet and 'trick' your body into thinking that its business as usual. In this way you will not experience the hunger pangs that drive people back to their original unhealthy eating and as a result, cause little or no weight loss.
Aiming for unachievable outcomes happens often, particularly at the start of your diet when you lose weight at a faster rate than you will as your diet progresses. Fast weight loss at the beginning is exciting but this can lure you into a false sense of expectation because this weight loss is largely water weight. Health professionals suggest that real weight loss does not happen as quickly and that you should only expect to lose a pound or two each week. So if you expect to lose five pounds or more weekly, you are unlikely to achieve this. The sense of disillusionment that this can bring on may see you quitting your calories loss diet and returning to the lifestyle that saw you gain weight in the first place.
Rewarding yourself with food is not uncommon in our community however this is can be a dangerous pitfall for those of us who want to lose weight. If you want to reward yourself for your ongoing weight loss, find ways other than eating food to do this. Instead of eating a meal at a restaurant, consider spending the same money on a CD or that cute black jacket you have seen at the store. When you do need to join celebrations that include food and drink, make sure that you order low-cal drinks and avoid sugary or fatty foods. Focus on the company or the entertainment and avoid anything that will compromise the benefits of your calories loss eating plan. - 16083
Massive changes to your diet often happen on less than reliable diets. A diet that includes only one kind of food like fruit or rules out for example all carbohydrates is likely to be very demanding, uninteresting and not easy to stick for very long. The best way for your body to benefit from a change in your diet is when this happens gradually, over time. So avoid rash changes to your diet and 'trick' your body into thinking that its business as usual. In this way you will not experience the hunger pangs that drive people back to their original unhealthy eating and as a result, cause little or no weight loss.
Aiming for unachievable outcomes happens often, particularly at the start of your diet when you lose weight at a faster rate than you will as your diet progresses. Fast weight loss at the beginning is exciting but this can lure you into a false sense of expectation because this weight loss is largely water weight. Health professionals suggest that real weight loss does not happen as quickly and that you should only expect to lose a pound or two each week. So if you expect to lose five pounds or more weekly, you are unlikely to achieve this. The sense of disillusionment that this can bring on may see you quitting your calories loss diet and returning to the lifestyle that saw you gain weight in the first place.
Rewarding yourself with food is not uncommon in our community however this is can be a dangerous pitfall for those of us who want to lose weight. If you want to reward yourself for your ongoing weight loss, find ways other than eating food to do this. Instead of eating a meal at a restaurant, consider spending the same money on a CD or that cute black jacket you have seen at the store. When you do need to join celebrations that include food and drink, make sure that you order low-cal drinks and avoid sugary or fatty foods. Focus on the company or the entertainment and avoid anything that will compromise the benefits of your calories loss eating plan. - 16083
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Rowena French has lost weight and wants you to warn you of dieting pitfalls. Tired of falling into traps on your diet? Want to reach your weight loss goals? My free tips explain how how calories loss is the simple answer. Read my guide, listen to my audio book!
