Success in Your Diet

If you are trying to get rid of excess weight then it is always important to remember that this will take time. Many overweight people have experienced a steady weight gain over a period of years, rather than a sudden change in their shape.

This weight gain may have been prompted by the birth of a baby, an illness, a change in lifestyle, loss of mobility or even a new job. Whatever the reason for your weight gain, weight loss is also a steady process rather than a quick fix.

The truth is that no reputable weight loss program will promise any instant results – it simply isn’t healthy.

Why A Quick Fix Won’t Do

There are many weight loss programs online and in magazines that promise a quick fix, getting you the body you want almost overnight. However, it is important to understand the way the body works to understand why these are not a good idea.

The body is made up of muscle, bone, water and fat – the biggest component being water, accounting for more than 70% of our weight. If you lose weight quickly, whether this is by fasting or heavily restricting the food you eat, your body will quickly begin to break down muscle and a small amount of fat to provide you with the energy you need.

After a few days you will start to see weight loss, but this will mainly be water rather than fat. And as soon as you start to eat normally again, the lost muscle will be replaced by more fat. Effectively you will be worse off, and weight more, than you did to begin with!

It’s important to protect your muscle when trying to lose weight – this is the powerhouse of your body and is what helps to drive your metabolic rate. If you have a good muscle tone then you’ll find that you burn calories a lot quicker and are much more likely to stay thin.

On the other hand, losing your muscle tone, either by following a fad diet or by not eating, means that you will burn calories a lot more slowly and will be more likely to put on weight.

Getting Started

Now that you know the benefits on concentrating on a long term weight loss plan, you need to get started. But before you can learn about diet and nutrition you should bear the following steps in mind.

• Setting a realistic target,

• Assessing your current diet,

• Assessing your lifestyle,

• Deciding on the ways you’re going to monitor progress.

Setting Realistic Targets

It would be nice to achieve your weight loss immediately, but we already know that fast weight loss isn’t healthy. So think about where you are starting from in order to set realistic goals. If you have less than 2 stone (13kg) of weight to lose then you can aim to do this in one go.

If you have more to lose then you should set a series of targets, for example in stages of 1 stone (6kg) – these are achievable goals with sustainable benefits. If you follow the Zotrim Way properly then you should expect to lose around 1lb (half a kg) every week.

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