The Problem With Weightloss

There are many things that could be standing between you and your weight loss goal. But could you be your own worst enemy? There are many common problems in weight loss, and often it’s something that we are doing (or something we are not doing) that is causing the difficulty.

            Thinking a workout means you can pig out afterwards is one of those downfalls. Just because you complete a really good strong work out, doesn’t mean you can go pig out at some delicious burger bar -- you still need to watch what you eat if you want to lose weight. By working out, and then scarfing down all the food you have in the house, you just end up undoing the workout you just sweated through. If fat or weight loss is your goal, you are still going to need to watch what you eat after working out. But if your goal is to maintain your weight, having some delicious fatty fries would be fine.

            Short term solutions to lose weight may allow you to shed a few pounds quickly, but you won’t necessarily be able to keep them off. Yes, most of the diets work well, and you may drop a few pounds, but what happens when you’re done with the diet, or have reached your desired weight? You go back to normal habits, you don’t continue with the diet anymore, so you start to gain the weight that you worked hard to lose back again.

            Skipping breakfast is one of the worst things you can do while trying to lose weight. I know it sounds like if you skip breakfast it seems like you have cut a meal out of your day; however, cutting breakfast is more likely to cause weight gain than loss. When your body doesn’t get food in the morning, it holds on to the next meal for as long as it can and slows down your metabolism. Plus it’s the most important meal of the day. Don’t skip breakfast!!

            Making drastic changes can also ruin the weight loss. If you all of sudden go from not working out to trying to run 6 miles, or spend hours doing some sort of cardio or strength training, you will find it difficult to continue. It is best to ease yourself into an an exercise routine that you will actually be able to keep up. That goes for what you eat too--making a huge change to your diet will make it difficult to keep up. Cutting out all sweets at once, for instance, is just cruel and difficult to do. Try limiting yourself to a small portion instead.

            It’s amazing what water can do for you, but while trying to lose weight just making sure you drink enough water throughout the day could be one of your biggest helps in shedding those pounds!

            Also doing something unpleasant can be a hinderance. It doesn’t matter how much you want to lose weight, if you don’t feel comfortable with your diet or exercise routine, it’s not going to work.

            A negative attitude could be your biggest downfalls while trying to lose weight. If you think it’s not possible, or there’s no way you can lose the weight, you will not lose the weight. A defeatist attitude never helps achieve your goals (and that applies to more than just weight loss).