Why Can't I Lose Weight?

4 Ways to Stop Struggling

The chances are good right now that you're trying to lose weight. If you weren't, you wouldn't be reading this, most probably.

If you're trying to lose weight, the chances are also good that you're struggling.

Losing weight can be a very difficult task in today's society, where you are bombarded with unhealthy food from all directions, and you are pressured to participate in a sedentary lifestyle on your sofa.

It seems as if everybody who attempts to lose weight struggles at one time or another with their progress. However, using the right techniques, you should be able to answer the question "why can't I lose weight?"

Here are four techniques to stop struggling:

1. The number one reason most people struggle to lose weight is that they simply are not honest with themselves.

Seriously!

Many people claim to count calories, but conveniently leave out that Big Mac they had for lunch or that piece of cake at Aunt June's birthday party.

On the other side of the same coin, many people are not honest about their exercise program. It's easy to stop 10 minutes short of your desired workout length, but doing so consistently will seriously harm your chances to lose weight.

There are two techniques in particular that are powerful in helping you stay honest with yourself. Starting a written journal in which you write everything you eat, and every exercise you do, down to every last calorie eaten in calorie burned can go a long way towards ending your struggles.

Also, you may want to consider starting a picture journal. Do this by taking a picture of yourself in the same pose every week. You'll see for yourself whether what you're doing is working. And think of the amazing record you'll have of your weight loss journey, once you've reached your target weight.

2. Another reason why you might be struggling is lack of goal setting. Very rarely does anybody achieve any significant measure of success, in any walk of life, without setting specific and realistic goals. Think of it like planning a route to drive. If you don't know what your actual destination is, you won't get there very easily.

Not only will setting goals give you a clear path and end result in your weight loss program, but as you meet these goals they will give you encouragement along the way.

It is important, however, to be realistic in your goal setting. If you set an unrealistic goal for yourself you are likely to use your failure to meet that goal as an excuse to stop your program.

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