Archive for August 20th, 2009
Tips on How to Stick With Your Weight-loss Plan
Committing to the effort to lose stomach fat, no matter what, is the first step. Vary when, where and how, if needed, but the effort itself must remain constant.
Set a plan:- Know what to accomplish and when. Some examples: Walk 30 minutes a day by noon, decrease sugar intake by the weekend or go to the gym on Tuesday and Thursday.
Combat standard excuses:- Each of us knows the individual excuses that come too easily. Don’t lose forward momentum — in advance, be aware of, write down and respond to excuses before they become an issue.
Use procrastination as an advantage:- People who procrastinate as a habit are forced into action by some external deadline. To prompt weight loss, focus on an external deadline, such as a wedding or reunion.
Schedule exercise:- Make an appointment on the calendar to exercise — and keep it. Aim for exercising 30 minutes a day.
Monitor your behavior:- Monitoring can take the form of writing a food diary, counting the glasses of water sipped daily, calculating the number of calories burned while exercising and so on.
Focus on the horizon:- Measure the progress made. It’s encouraging to see progress — motivation grows when the goal is in sight. Repeat winning techniques for more success.
Take it one choice and one day at a time:- Don’t worry about forever. Any change is more manageable and less overwhelming in smaller doses.
Find someone who’s accomplishing weight loss and imitate them:- When it comes to eating right and exercising, observe and copy a successful person to see what they’re doing to get good results. If correct choices are duplicated, then results quite possibly can be duplicated, too.
Good luck.