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5 Tips For Successful Weight Loss

By Barb Taylor


Losing weight can be challenging. Everyday thousands of people start a new weight loss program. Most will quit before ever seeing results. Problem is, you can be doing things that you are unaware of that can preventing your from losing weight. Some of these things include:

Overestimating The Amount Of Calories Burned In A Workout

The majority of people use online calorie expenditure tables to estimate the amount of calories burned during a workout.

The majority of these tables are inaccurate by as much as twenty percent.

The best way to accurately determine the number of calories you burn is to use a heart rate monitor.

Not Lifting Weights

For maximum calorie burn and weight loss, it is important to add strength training to your exercise routine. This is an important element of weight loss because weight lifting builds muscle, which in turn increases your metabolism and helps you to burn fat long after the workout is complete.

If you are working out, eating healthier and still not losing weight add some strength training to your routine and more than likely you will see the scale gradually start to go down.

Drinking To Much Alcohol

When you drink alcohol, your body will work to eliminate that first prior to burning off any food you eat.

Drinking alcohol also increases your likelihood of snacking, thus adding on additional calories.

A drink a two every now and again is fine but drinking regularly can be detrimental to your waist line.

Skipping Meals

While skipping meals sounds like a great way to drop unwanted pounds, it can actually have the opposite effect.

Skipping meals can decrease your metabolism and cause your body to start storing food.

When you skip meals and allow yourself to become hungry, chances are you will reach for an unhealthy snack to fill the void

Instead of skipping meals eat five to six small meals throughout the day. Whatever your daily calorie goal is, divide it by six to get the approximate number of calories each meal should contain.

Anticipating Immediate Results

So many people have unrealistic expectations of weight loss. They turn on the tv and see that there favorite celebrity just lost 30 pounds in a month and that becomes the goal they set for themselves.

Losing weight and getting healthy doesnt happen overnight. One to two pounds each week is considered a healthy amount of weight to lose.

Those who lose weight at this rate, tend to be more successful at keeping it off longer.

Being aware of things that can hinder your weight loss is key. These weight loss tips can be an instrumental part of a long term successful weight loss plan.






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