"Lighten Your Load" A New Year's Resolution
Its 2006! Another year, another reason to party and
yes....another set of resolutions to tackle. Most of us start
the new year ready to take on new goals. We start with a strong
push toward meeting these new goals. However, sometimes as early
as the second week of the year, the resolutions lose their
energy and eventually die by the middle of February, if not
sooner. It doesn't end there. We sometimes further recycle those
same resolutions the next year. We wonder why we fail at
something that we have so desperately wanted to accomplish? The
answer is simple...we fail because we have not planned to
succeed. Success takes planning. Ask anyone who has ever reached
a major career or personal goal. Achieving a weight loss goal
will happen if you follow the steps outlined below. Define your
end result: This is the first step to losing weight. Define
clearly the end result that you want. Is it to be able to slip
into a favorite dress or to increase your energy level and
vitality? Whether the actual aim is to reshape body or to lose
extra pounds, clearly defining what you want is an important
first step. Set realistic goals: Weight loss that is steady and
slow tends to stay off. When we try and lose a large amount of
weight in a very short time, we are setting ourselves up for
failure Addtionally, weight lost to quickly tends to return,
quickly, too. Break the target into small chunks: Don't look at
the total amount you have set for your overall goal. Break your
goal into smaller pieces. Thinking in terms of two pounds a week
not eight pounds a month will keep you more focused on your more
immediate goal, thereby making it easier to stick to. Design the
right diet: Set up a diet plan that you can stick with. The
easier and less complicated your food choices, the easier it
will be to have food readily available. We tend to overeat or go
off of our diets when we allow ourselves to become too hungry
and then grab the first thing that is available to eat. A diet
that has a variety of food choices will make it easier to
follow. Measure your success once a week: Weight can fluctuate
from day to day by a few pounds. By measuring yourself less
often rather than more often you are more likely to see a
significant change over what you might see on a day to day basis
Use supplements whenever required: Supplements can help with a
weight loss plan. Protein supplements work to keep your muscles
strong and growing while a vitamin mineral supplement will
ensure that you get any nutrients that may be missing in your
diet plan. A supplement that has been found to be very effective
in burning calories,and recharging your metabolism while
suppressing your appetite is Zyroxin