Basically, there are a lot of reasons why people fail to lose weight properly, and to add novelty to that issue, here are some of them.

• A common misconception, especially between people that who want to lose weight, is that they incorporate into themselves and say that “I want to lose weight”. Given, nothing is wrong with that, however, a lot of things are lacking when it comes to that kind of goal, and one of which, is to lose weight and keep it off.

• Losing weight isn’t just all about doing cardiovascular activities, and eating less. It is a systematic and planned way of altering your lifestyle. So, eating less and doing cardiovascular activities doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll lose weight, even if you will lose weight eventually, but, permanent weight loss depends on your lifestyle, and how you altered it in order to properly lose weight.

• People that want to lose weight are not happy. Why? Because they lose weight, not for themselves, but to fit in. Remember, if you really want to lose weight, then by all means, do it for yourself. Not to be the perfect partner, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife, but in order to avoid the numerous health complications and problems that may come with people that are obese and overweight.

• If you want to lose weight, then eat. Plan what you eat, and the quantity.  Most people think that by not eating, they will be losing weight. Granted, they will be losing weight, but, the long term effects of such actions will make you lose not just your weight, but also, your longevity and at times, your sanity.  So be good to yourself, and have a healthy weight loss plan, not a crash diet or unbalanced weight loss plan.

Last week I chose to drink water more often than diet soda, and to take a 15 minute walk around the block more often than sitting relaxing for my break.  At the end of the week I found that I didn’t have to actively think about these new habits so often, because they had become, well, habits!  And healthy habits are key to healthy weight loss!

This week I choose to bring my lunch to work more often than eating out, and I choose to swim laps on more days of the week than not.  So, if I bring my lunch to work at least three times and swim at least four times, I’ll be achieving my weight loss goal for today.  Did you see how I phrased that?  My goal is NOT to lose two pounds this week, I’m not concentrating on the pounds AT ALL!  I am simply choosing a food item and an exercise item to think about, and choosing a habit I will do more of.  By doing more of healthy weight loss habits, it naturally follows, and without any effort on my part, that I will be doing less of an unhealthy habit!  I am focusing on the positive and letting the negative slip gently away.

What weight loss habits will you set this week?  Can you suggest a food or exercise habit that you will schedule to do “more of” this week?

Have a great week with your healthy weight loss goals!

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