When you decide to lose weight, the first few pounds is often very easy. That’s good because it’s a great motivator when you see results right away. But as you lose more, the rate of loss, and the speed with which you see visible effects, slows down. It’s hard to keep going when you aren’t seeing the benefits.
But don’t lose heart. It’s natural that initial efforts at a certain level will get you only 80% of the way there. The other 20% is going to come harder. That’s just the way things are. There are techniques that can help you get that last 20% - and, more importantly, keep 100% of the results over the long term.
Sometimes the difficulty in shedding that last 10 or 20 pounds can be loss of willpower. After achieving so much, it can be easy to say ‘that is good enough’. If so, that may be ok. You may validly choose to reevaluate your goals and decide that it truly is good enough.
But beware of long term effects when you are trying to lose the belly fat
When you are looking at sticking with a weight loss goal, consider the fact that it can spread to other goals. For many people, giving up before a job is over can be extremely problematic and that a success or failure here is can have a domino effect on the rest of your life.
Also keep in mind that the idea of giving up is something that can bring about problems when it comes to keeping the weight off. If you never get to your original goal, are you going to be happy? When you are constantly working and striving, you will find that keeping your weight down and winning that particular battle can be a difficult one.
When you are thinking about getting that last twenty percent of your goal met, there may very well be physiological reasons for the slowdown as well. Perhaps your body gravitates towards a particular weight. There is no way to tell what happens unless you are willing to keep trying, however.
Remember that when you are looking at keeping your weight loss going that you need to keep up your exercises. Consider the fact that you are looking at moving forward and that the last bit will take more effort. Your body will adjust to exercises, after all.
What’s your regimen been like? If you have been doing something like a good cardio workout three times a week for a half an hour every session, try improving it to four or five times a week, or lengthening a session until it hits forty five minutes. Don’t hurt yourself, but keep in mind that an increasingly intense workout might be what you need.
If cardio is not working, ou may need to increase the intensity and try something like interval training. Here again, be careful of overdoing it. You don’t want to achieve those weight loss goals at the cost of serious risk to your overall health.
Try some new exercises. If your body has become too used to what you are doing, you may find that that last twenty percent stays elusive. It might be the hardest part of your weight loss plan!
Keep at it until you hit your final desired goal, then keep it steady. Long term results require a permanent lifestyle change.
