Losing weight is almost everyone aiming for, but just a very few of them can achieve this goal, this because they’ve made some weight loss mistakes that tend to lead them away from their goal to lose some extra pounds.
Let’s look more closely at some weight loss mistakes that many people made:
Unrealistic goals
- Goal setting is one of the most important factors for success in weight loss programs. When setting goals, make sure that they are something you really can do. An ideal weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week and anything beyond this can harm your body. So, make a SMART goal.
- They should be specific, measurable, realistic and timely. Instead of saying you want to lose 20 pounds, you can say you will work 5 days a week for 2 months. This is a great goal for many reasons. You can not control how much weight you can lose. However, you can control how much or how often you work out. If you keep the program 5 days a week for 2 months you will certainly lose weight.
Having a negative attitude
- A positive attitude really helps in weight loss plan. Believe that you can change is really important. If you tell yourself you can not succeed, then you won’t – simple! So, empower yourself with positive thinking and believe that you can achieve your weight loss goals.
Overestimate calorie needs
- Scientists have proved that many people often overestimate their calorie needs. For example, you think that you need 1500 calories per day, but actually, you need fewer than that, lets say 1200 calories! Thus, the excess 300 calories will remain in your body as fat and of course you fail to achieve your weight loss goals. However, you can control this by setting limits on your meals and deserts.
Overestimate your calorie burned
- When you run a task or spend a few hours at the shopping malls in loading-unloading of purchased products, you tend to think that you had burn a good amount of calories. But actually, you have managed to lose only 1/ 10 of pound. You can burn more calories through short bursts of intense activity. For instance, increase your speed walking while running a task, this can help you to burn calories faster.
Consume Foods in Large Portion
- Healthy eating includes what you eat and how much you eat. So, even you eat nutritious foods, you should check the amount of foods you intake. For example, you have a glass of blueberry juice, a bowl of oatmeal, a banana and some walnuts, you’ll get 600 calories, which have exceed your daily allowance of calories.
Ignoring the nutrition fact while eating out
- While ordering fast food from the restaurant, you often make judgements based on the basis of the looks! For example, turkey sandwich appear to you as a low calorie dish than the pizza. But actually not! You need to know the nutrition facts before making an order.
Starving Yourselves
- Depriving yourself of food all day in an effort to lose weight is absolutely won’t work! When we starve ourselves, our metabolism will slows down means the foods will be stored rather than used up as energy. This is total opposite of what you want to achieve! So, eat regularly and watch out your portions.
Skipping Breakfast
- Breakfast is without a doubt the most important meal of the day. Breakfast helps boost our metabolism and improves concentration. A study also showed that those who eat breakfast are more likely to maintain a healthy body weight.
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