No Weight Loss Journey Is Free of Obstacles

If you launched a New Year’s resolution without having a plan attached to your goals, you may already be stalled along the way. Successful changes in behavior come from implementing a clear-cut goal along with the vision of what it will take to succeed. The premise of making a resolution (or goal setting) makes sense. If you have a clear-cut target in your head, you are more likely to be ambitious about reaching it. However, do not expect your journey to be free of challenges. You have to accept the fact that road you are on is never going to be straight. Permanent weight loss is really a consistency game where you manage sustainable food habits around ever bend and over every obstacle. If you reach a point where you feel that you have no idea as to what you should be doing, it may be time to consult with a weight loss specialist.

• Lack of Support - To some degree, making a commitment to exercise with a buddy puts the friendship on the line. It makes it more difficult to skip a morning walk if you know someone is counting on you, too.
• Lack of Motivation - Think about why you want to lose weight and use that as your motivation and commitment to follow through on achieving your goals.
• Slow to Recover from Setbacks - Unless you are quick to recover from a setback, one slip up like eating donuts at work can derail your New Year’s resolution. Always react to setbacks in a timely manner.
• Unrealistic Weight Loss Goals - Aiming at smaller weight loss targets can add up to big results. When you lose 5% of your body weight, you will have improved your health and well-being, so celebrate your achievements.
• Resolution Too Vague - Unfortunately, there is no quick fix for losing weight and keeping it off. Vague resolutions do not have a clearly defined starting point and no self-assessment of your progress, so it is impossible to know what you may be doing wrong.
• Lack of Planning - The best plan for losing weight is one that is personalized for your dietary, physical, and unique medical needs. Avoid fashionable diets that promise fast results with little effort.

Although a New Year’s resolution can help you set the stage to lose weight, it takes work and commitment to shed unwanted pounds and keep them off. It is the next step that is most difficult, which is to create a successful plan. Instead of creating an ambiguous goal to lose weight, express your determination to be more productive and to lose weight and get in shape. That way you can create a concrete action plan that can work to shed pounds. Simply saying you are going lose weight, go to the gym, and eat healthy is very vague. So, if you resolve to do something, set a plan with a realistic timeline for reaching your goals. If you have made the resolution to lose weight this year, understand that you will likely need to include more details and realistic timelines.