5-Weight Loss Tips

Weight Loss Tip 1

I know some of you might want to lose weight and that’s okay.

But let’s get real for a minute - why do you really want to lose weight?

No one puts “lose weight” on their resolution list every January just for the heck of it.

Let’s find the real reason this goal is important to you with the

“Five Why Game.” For example...

Q: Why are you here?

A: To lose weight.

Q: Buy why?

A: Maybe it’s because I just feel old and have no energy?

Q: Ok, but why is that important?

Then ask why again. And again. And AGAIN. Usually when you have answered “why” for the fifth time, you’ll get to the real reason why you’re here. And that’s the answer we really need to know because it’s the root of the mission.

No one's going to put in the work that’s required to lose weight and keep it off just for the sake of losing weight. They're going to do it because they miss going out on long walks/bike rides with their children ; they hate that they feel uncomfortable when they turn up for that class and feel they will hold everyone up; they hate feeling embarrassed when they try to run and their knees or shins hurt.

Keep your why at the forefront of your mind when you’re pursuing weight loss. It’ll be the driving force that keeps you going when you get frustrated, tired, and ticked off at the process.

And then every time the apathy monster rears its ugly head, remind yourself WHY you’re doing it in the first place.

Why is losing weight worth it to you?

Weight Loss Tip 2.

Your scale is lying to you.

Wake up.

Step on the scale.

>>> Don’t like what you see.

Step off. Take off your clothes. Step back on the scale.

>>> Still not what you were hoping for.

Step off. Sit on the toilet. Hop back on the scale.

>>> Still. Not. Good. Enough.

Your day just started off a total disappointment, and it hasn’t even started yet...

That number means something to you. It’s important. I get that and appreciate the power that number holds even though it rarely tells the truth.

So you go through the day, trying to forget about the morning weigh-in routine. The day went well. You give yourself a high-five .

It was hard, but you chose the salad at lunch, even though it wasn’t what you really wanted. You said no to the 3:30pm chocolate temptation.

Surely, surely this made a difference!

You get home and run straight for the scale, full of excitement.

“How the heck did I gain 4 Pounds?!?!?”

Cue the spiral.

You grab that chocolate bar, ditch the workout - There’s no hope and nothing you do seems to matter.

You’ve “gained weight” but lost perspective.

There are numerous reasons the number on the scale has gone up. But here’s what you want to focus on:

Perspective.

4 pounds of fat is roughly 14,000 calories. That means you’d have to overeat by 14,000 calories OR roughly 26 Big Mac Burgers to actually gain 4 pounds of fat. The vast majority of us don’t even consume that many calories in an entire week.

The day-to-day and hour-to-hour weight fluctuations are normal parts of biology and they don’t reflect your progress.

The scale merely shows you your total body mass.

You may have “gained weight” and in the process, you lost perspective.

We all know this process takes time.

Some days there are steps forward.

Some days there are steps back. But through it all, keep your perspective.