How to Set Realistic Weight Loss Goals

One of the most important things that you can do to be successful at losing weight is to set weight loss goals. This is something that you need to do at the beginning of your weight loss journey. Many people set weight loss goals, but they fail to lose weight because they do not set realistic weight loss goals. When your goals are not realistic, you will not be able to achieve them. When you fail to meet the unrealistic weight loss goals that you have set, then you feel defeated and stop following the plan that you have set for yourself to lose weight.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Get yourself an accurate scale and a tape measure. You need to know your exact measurements so that you can set realistic weight loss goals. Through out your plan to lose weight, you will want to continue to weigh yourself at the same time everyday. Measure your waist, thighs, and arms to get an idea of how many inches that you want to lose.

2. Plan to lose 2 to 3 pounds a week. This is a healthy rate to lose weight. By losing weight at a slow and steady pace, you be more likely to see the best weight loss results. Realistic weight loss goals will be set around the 2 to 3 pounds a week weight loss. This will make sure that you can achieve the weight loss goals that you set for yourself.

3. Divide the total number of pounds that you want to lose by 2 to get the amount of time that it will take to reach your realistic weight loss goals. It is important to have a time frame to track how well you are doing with your goal to lose weight. You can give yourself a half way marker to be able to gage how you are doing with your weight loss goals. You can even break your goals down into monthly and weekly goals to make sure that you are staying on track.

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on 1/11/2009 Great tips, thank you!