Losing Those Last 10 Pounds, Part 2: Why Before How

Knowing Why Before the How

Many people go through their weight-loss programs with great determination. They work on their diet and make sure they are eating the right foods and the right quantities. They diligently stick to their workout routines. And to their great happiness, they watch the pounds simply melting away. Then all of a sudden, the scale stops responding. They do not know what they did wrong. Their diet is the same and their workouts are the same but they seem unable to lose any more weight. And they are just 10 pounds away from that tantalizing goal they had set for themselves.

Many people give up at this point, thinking that they will never be able to lose those stubborn last pounds. However, the truth of the matter is that the last ten pounds are certainly more difficult to shed than say the first thirty.

Diet experts will explain that as you become slimmer, you will be burning lesser calories even while sticking with the same diet and exercises as before. In fact they claim that every time you lose a pound, your metabolism slows down and burns 20 calories less. That makes it difficult to burn away the remaining pounds by following the same diet and workouts. The good news is that you do not need to do anything drastic! All that is required is a slight tweaking of the weight loss program that you are already following and very soon you will be past your final weight loss goal.

It is however, very important that you be motivated enough to want to stick to your plan and follow it until the final goal is reached. And you can only stay motivated if you are doing this for the right reasons.

Many people quit their weight loss program halfway through or sometimes do not even get started because of sheer lack of self-confidence. They are not sure if they can manage with the kind of diet they will be expected to eat or have the time to spend in intense workout sessions.

Stay tuned for my next blog post and some typical reasons why many people don’t get started on their fitness plans or quit when they reach a plateau.  Don’t let this be you!  I’ll also give you some great solutions to blast past all your excuses.