The last pounds are the hardest to lose, and this article will help lose them easily. Even more importantly, you’ll learn how to keep them off.
A very small percentage of people are satisfied with their body shape, which means a large percentage is trying to find the right way to lose weight. Losing weight becomes a part of their character and takes up a wide space in their daily routine. A weight loss plan is always difficult and disturbing, due to a lack of personal commitment. However, losing the last ten pounds is the most challenging part, even after you’ve given total commitment to the goal. This is due to several factors. Our article here will help you lose the last ten pounds easily unmistakably, but only if you are completely honest with yourself. Think about every step you are going to make. Be sincere about what you need to do.
Be realistic:
Set a realistic goal; be sure that you know the difference between a dream and reality. Be honest with yourself about your weight. If you picked an unrealistically low number, you’ll find yourself battling against your body gaining nothing as a result of it. By this, I mean that you are the one who is setting yourself up for failure, which will dampen your spirit, backfire, and cause you to gain more weight, instead of losing it. If you’ve reached a point where you are truly committed to your plans, then you can go to the next step.
Do you know the reason why you want to lose weight?
If your desire is to lose weight and achieve a physique that people point at and remark, “Look how great her body looks, even after having three kids,” you got a valid reason. If you want to lose weight to distance yourself from heart disease, lower your cholesterol, and possess a healthy body that do whatever you want it to, this reason will get you move even closer to your goal. In other words, if you have realistic goals and sound reasons to lose weight the right way, then go ahead. You are ready to begin your plan.
Do some changes in your lifestyle:
This is a vital factor in the weight lose plan. Meals and exercise comprise about 30 % of the plan, but the lifestyle changes will stay with you for a long time; that is, if you want to keep the pounds off. You can alter several parts in your daily lifestyle that will help you to be more physically active and improve your diet program.
Increase your physical activity level
Increasing your activity keeps your metabolic rate up and always ready to burn calories. In addition to exercises, you can raise your physical activity by using stairs, instead of elevators. Sometimes taking a walk every hour for five minutes, or parking at the far end of the parking lot and walking the extra distance helps. Just try to spread the activity throughout your day. With simple lifestyle changes you can burn more calories.
Make your diet better
Stop drinking the extra calories. Juices, sodas and alcohol are all major source of calories. Milk is not one of the very high calorie beverages, but changing to skim milk is a great choice. Most of the drinks that you have daily fill your body with calories without giving you a feeling of satiety. If you avoid all those drinks from your daily routine, you’ll save a minimum of 1,000 calories per day, and your weight will come off. Try your best to take this step, and when you are finished with it, the next step is to watch what enters your mouth. Cookies, potato chips and eating more than you have on your plate all work against you losing a single pound.
Once you achieve these steps, weigh yourself. You will surely notice that some of the pounds are gone, but, if you still have extra pounds to lose, it is time to raise the time devoted to exercise along with your diet program.
Do not abandon your new lifestyle changes, make them a part of your daily routine for life, and think about these hints:
1. Increase the number of workout times. If you are used to visiting the gym three times a week, make it four times. Increase the length your workout times per day.
2. Raise the intensity. If you used to walk every day for thirty minutes, change from walking to jogging or running. Push yourself out of a comfort zone with more effort in the gym.
3. Change the types of exercises you used to do. Go from jogging to bicycling. Instead of walking, try an exercise video. Don’t give up your favourite exercises, but switch them from time to time.
4. Measure the calories you are eating. Do not slip off track; maintain the very healthy foods that helped you shed those pounds, and do not forget you still have more to lose. Even when you do lose all the extra pounds, you’ll need good habits to keep them off.
5. Try to write down what’s in every bite. This is the only way to control what goes into your stomach, and you will never be surprised by an extra pound that appears on your scale, because you’ll have checked your notes and know where did it came from.
6. Green salad is a smart choice for achieving your desired shape. Always keep the starchy carbs on the low side. Don’t avoid them completely, but, if you have the choice between a plate of mashed potatoes and a green salad, opt for the green salad to help keep you in shape.
By using the above steps, the pounds will melt away day by day, and you will be always in the shape and condition that amazes everyone around you. Those last ten pounds may leave your body faster than the first ones did, but only if you follow the proper path. You will lose the last ten pounds and just relax.
Dr. Jennifer Scott
Diet specialist
