Weight Loss Basics

Losing weight isn't some mysterious process but it is also not very easy for few people. People who lose their weight easily don’t have need for visiting any websites or reading any articles like this. This part of my blog is for the people, who have done some major changes in their lifestyle but have not achieved the desired results for their body. Faith is one of the key factors in staying motivated because towards your journey to weight loss you will find many people who will discourage you with their weird remarks. But keep a positive attitude and set some desired goal for yourself. I won’t be putting any “Before and after” weight lost pictures here but believe me these simple facts help and I have experienced them myself. During my mission of shedding those extra pounds, I gathered a vast knowledge about weight loss from various useful and useless websites. Finally I thought, why not to benefit others and share with people, who might need it. So let's get started!

1. First of all identify the problem area. Analyze your daily activities to see the cause of that stubborn weight. For example few people despite of regular workout are not able to reduce the weight because either they are eating less than the required calories with the tough workout or ends up eating more as a result of increased appetite due to workouts.

2. Setting some goal for weight loss always helps. Without a fix goal putting efforts towards weight loss is just like driving your car without any destination. With the fix goal small changes like a difference of pound and half will also give you immense pleasure and will keep you motivated.

3. Make a diet plan and workout schedule for yourself as with some formal written plan it’s easy to stick to it. Hang this plan to such a place where it’s hard to ignore. For example hang your diet plan on your refrigerator. Keep your gym schedule somewhere near your TV or laptop.

4. Keep the depression away as depression is the biggest killer of a good body and mind. Few people despite of regular gym and controlled diet still face the problem of weight gain. Just sit for 10 minutes and meditate if there is something in your lifestyle that’s keeping you tensed.

5. Water retention is another factor that sometimes people fails to take notice of and this cause is not easily identifiable as well. I think water retention alone can't be the main cause of gaining weight but weight gains are very often a combination of fat stores and water retention. To rule out this probability just take notice of your total sodium intake as sometime people while dieting start consuming lot of salt through seasonings for making the diet food little bit tasty.

6. Slow metabolism rate can be another factor that’s stopping you from losing weight. Sometimes there is major change in metabolism of a body with the age and hormonal changes.

7. Weight loss can be such a struggle that we start thinking we have to do something drastic to see results like diets, pills or those weird fitness gadgets on infomercials that promise instant success. The true secret to weight loss is this: Make small changes each and every day and you'll slowly but surely lose those extra pounds. The key is to forget about instant results and settle in for the long run.