Realistic weight loss goals

It turned out that this is not the occasional piece of Death by chocolate cake, not our efforts to lose weight. There is a general desire too much weight SAP and the expectation that we just diet to lose easily.

Weight control experts call the syndrome of false hope - if only the feeding of realistic expectations of how long you will lose some extra pounds.

Unfortunately, research shows that unrealistic expectations increase the likelihood that they have a weight loss program. And even though at least one study showed that diet could eat, at least temporarily, if expectations are too high, and malnutrition from the temptation to overeat at the next to be replaced.

Overall, experts agree, realistic goals for weight loss is not productive and can cause harm. The best way to go: smaller, realistic goals, says Janet Policy, PhD, a psychologist at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada.

The question is: How can you realistic goals for weight loss?

When Web MD asked the experts for their advice, realistic goals for weight loss, came to their recommendations for some simple strategies. But before you for what you use, you think about your plans for weight loss, tell your doctor.


Medically, said most doctors are the goals to lose five to 10 percent [of the initial weight] accessible, said Jennifer A. Lined, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

So if you weigh 200 pounds, an achievable goal would be to remove 10 to 20 pounds.


A realistic goal to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week to stay healthy, says Lined.

This means that realistic deadlines for yourself. If you want to lose weight 25 kg, type the number you have at least three programs a month. Fifty pounds? Suppose that at least six months. To burn food for 500 to 1000 calories a day, either through less, exercise more or both.
* Set short term goals.

Reaching milestones mini. Rather than be lost just 25 pounds, forward - and celebrate - the first loss of 5 pounds.
* To track your progress.

Take your success in a way that works for you. Take advantage of online programs that you use to keep a notebook or journal. The only thing that keeps you on track.
* Consider long-term goals.


So if your long term goal to lose 50 pounds in a year, for example, may be your goal in the short term through the day did not eat very much.

There is an old saying: Lose slow, keep it away. This proverb is appropriate for at least one reason for losing weight slowly means you have time, I had to adopt new habits such as diet and less exercise more.

And if you lose --- change your habits not only the weight - the new and healthy habits is a great effort to help you achieve your goals of weight loss.