Don’t Take Big Steps to Fat Loss
It may seem counterintuitive but while we see programs where contestants all compete to see who can lose the most weight: that is not a good way for the average person to try to reach their weight loss goals.
The people on those programs all have an enormous support system in place to keep them on their course. They have dietitians designing meal programs, personal trainers designing workouts and even counselors and make up artists to help with their self image. You just don’t have all that support.
Your Fat Loss Situation is Different
On the contrary, you have your normal routines and all the friends and family around you who are doing things and living their lives the way they always have. In most cases if you try to make big changes, it won’t work because everyone around you is doing things in their regular way and working against you. You probably can’t make a major change without meeting with a lot of resistance.
If you are a very strong willed person and can make major changes while ignoring those who are closest to you then go for it! But in most cases, if you were that kind of person you wouldn’t be reading this now.
A Simple Fat Loss Tip
My suggestion is to start off small and grow your program incrementally. Begin with the easy changes and build on them. Instead of skipping the trip to the coffee shop, order a plain coffee instead of the double caramel frappuccino whatever that you usually get or skip the dessert with lunch or have an apple instead of your usual afternoon snack. Before you know it you may find that you really like black coffee or that an apple really tastes better than that double chocolate cake that your used to have for a snack (OK, maybe not the apple part, but you never know) . 🙂
The Three Things That Make This Work
There are three things that will go to work for you here. First, by doing these small things on a regular basis, they will become a habit and eventually become easier for you. Research has shown that if you do something consistently for a month, it will become part of your routine.
The second thing is that these small changes are relatively easy and can create a pattern of success that will encourage you to do more.
Finally, these small things can make a big difference. It takes about 3,500 calories to build and maintain a pound of body weight. If you eliminate just 100 calories a day, you will eliminate 36,500 calories a year which equates to about 10 pounds.
If you do just one small thing this month and another small thing next month and so forth before you know it you will have a routine that will get you to your weight goal and keep you there because you have changed your lifestyle without tearing down your life.
