How many of us aspire to have the right body and perfect shape? The answer is all of us. But is losing weight really that easy? Making new year resolutions, planning a dietary regime, joining a boot camp training program, refraining yourself from eating those mouth-watering muffins and what not just to lose those extra pounds. What most of us experience is the inability to stick to one particular plan. Given below are tips that would enable you to follow your regime with ease.
Decide your goals
This is the first and the foremost one. Having a definite goal will help you in the long run. You should know what you want to achieve in the end. You should question yourself as to why you are trying to lose weight? It can be for many reasons, such as, for health reasons, or you have an upcoming beauty contest, or you want to be able to run around more with your kids in the park. Once your aim of losing weight is clear, you would be able to make a plan that suits you best.
Self-assessment
Next step is to analyze. You should be able to know what time suits you best for workout, what time of the day you feel like eating the most or do you sleep enough? Once these questions are answered, you will able to draw out a plan that you would be able to stick to throughout.
Set short term goals
If you aim for the outcome from the very start, you will never be able to reach it. Do not try to burn 500 calories on the first day. You should start by doing the most you can handle. You should plan for small events such as running 20 miles or 20 minutes of walking or 30 minutes on the treadmill.
You should remember that if you fail to achieve your long term goals from the very beginning, it will result in frustration and discouragement.
Be part of the league
While working out, if you feel alone and that you are all by yourself, ask a friend or a family member to join too. This provides motivation and support. If you want to keep your weight loss plan to yourself, you can join public forums and online groups.
There are plenty of people worldwide who are suffering from the same issue as yours. Talking it out with the fellow mates will help you get support and also learn new things. You can share new techniques, experiences and opinions online.
Try new things
If you have not been able to learn swimming or any other physical activity that you always wanted to, the time is now. Ask a friend to accompany if you feel shy. When you do it together, it automatically becomes much more fun.
You should try and forget horrible experiences with bad recipes. Know that every vegetable can be cooked in different style. If you hate one particular method, try another one. There are certain things on the list of food items that you might hate, like broccoli, bananas, but you should try and replace them with something that you can eat.
Keep a check on your progress
This one is very important. You should always evaluate yourself. Now that you have a plan, you should be able to stick to it. Also, you should be able to fulfill your short term goals. Once the smaller milestones are achieved, the destination would not be far.
Do not be strict on yourself
There is a vast difference between being strict and being disciplined. You should control over-eating and cut down on fatty foods but never deprive yourself from delicious meal. If you love eating late night, do it but remember to replace your calorie-filled bite with something healthier.
You should not make you diet plan into something that makes you suffer. Take it easy and you will be able to achieve what you want.
