Expect Roadblocks on Your Weight Loss Journey

A resolution is a statement you made to yourself or others. To achieve weight loss success, be willing to make modifications in progress. That’s why it is helpful to start small and build up to bigger challenges. Since you most likely meant that you plan to lose unwanted fat gain when you announced your New Year’s resolution, take the time to develop healthful strategies that go beyond simply losing excess water weight. As long as your resolution is reasonable, you can reach your goal weight. However, establishing short-term goals make it easier to manage your weight loss journey and improve your overall well-being. It should be of no surprise that New Year’s resolutions follow a long stretch of holiday meals and office parties that were potential setbacks for anyone on a weight loss journey. Expect there to be similar roadblocks throughout the year.

• Add Strength Training - As you work toward a balanced exercise program, you will begin to see significant changes. Adding strength training can improve your body composition, reduce stored fat, and aid weight loss.
• Work Your Way Up - You can launch your resolution to exercise more by adopting a daily stretching routine. As your flexibility improves, you can unleash your inner wild child with fewer physical setbacks.
• Recruit an Exercise Buddy - A weight loss buddy can add immediate accountability for targeting your New Year’s resolutions, as well as make workouts more fun.
• Start with Simple Activities - Eating healthy and exercising more are interconnected and both are important for healthy weight loss. However, performing strenuous exercise is not an excuse to eat more food.
• Add Low Impact Exercise - Locals can live a lifetime in the same area and never take advantage of historic walking tours. Find a nearby nature path and invite a friend or family member to stroll.
• Break Up Physical Activities - Tending a new garden, volunteering for clean-up at your local park, or walking for a good cause is an engaging way to get the exercise you need.

Now that the new year is here, review your resolution and pick one goal you believe you can achieve right away. By breaking your larger goal into small pieces, each chunk will be more manageable as you focus on one behavior at a time. Knowing exactly what you intend to accomplish and writing down the obstacles and resistance that you might face, will make you better prepared to overcome any setbacks that might cause you to be sidetracked. Having a good support system in place can help you stay motivated for months not weeks. Moreover, professional support mechanisms add a support layer of people who can help you achieve your objectives. It doesn’t matter if you feel like you are off to slow a start, setting incremental goals makes it easier to stick with your resolution. The likelihood of long-term weight loss success increases with each success.