Setting Your Weight Loss Goals

“Lose 10 pounds in a week!”
“Lose 20 pounds in 20 days!”
“Lose 50 pounds by fairy dust!”

You have seen all the ads … all promising to help you lose weight instantly.

While some may work, many don’t. Sure, you can lose weight quick and many times you will, BUT…what they don’t tell you is that many times that rapid weight loss is water weight. AND IT WILL RETURN!

So, what we have to do is set realistic and achievable goals.

Remember our “One Pound at A Time” philosophy mentioned in the beginning?

That is our immediate goal. Start with ONE POUND! Then another, and another, etc. Pretty soon, you will be reaching your goals and starting to feel and see the changes happening.

Once you have been successful with your smaller, short-term goals, start setting a little bit longer-term goal. “Today is Monday, July 9th. I will lose 5 pounds by July 31st.” That is not only reasonable, but achievable!

Think of this: if you set a goal of 5 pounds each month, that is a total of 60 POUNDS in a year.

Stick to your goals the best you can. If you find that your goals are not becoming a reality, scale them back. Make them achievable, because that is a key ingredient to your successful Journey!

Scales – Get Rid Of Them!

How many times have you stepped on the scale and been depressed? A bunch!

JUST GET RID OF THE SCALES!

The best way to tell if you are losing weight: are your pants falling down more?! Do you feel better?

Seriously, all the scales do is give you a number and can be very deceptive.
Here is an example: suppose you are dieting and exercising and in your exercise routine, you are starting to build more muscle.

You are feeling better so you step on the scale and OH NO!!! You have gained weight! Well, guess what? Muscle weighs more than fat!!

If you didn’t know that, now you do. But what if you didn’t know that? You would assume that all your work is wasted and you may quit.

So, LOSE THE SCALES! They wont help you to achieve your goals.