Tackling your Weight Loss 1 kilo at a time

Imagine waking up on Monday morning with the thought you were going to do something about shifting those 20 stubborn kilos you’ve been meaning to do something about.

Can you imagine getting to the end of day 1 on week 1 and thinking this is too hard and giving up before you’ve even begun to set a new habit.

The answer surprisingly enough is to think about losing just 1 kilo this week. That’s it, just 1 kilo. Don’t worry about the rest of them – today and for this week the focus will be to get rid of just 1 kilo.

But how?

• Try swapping dessert for a yoghurt or a piece of fruit
• Halve your food portion sizes. Chances are your portion sizes are way too big anyway.  You’d be surprised at how little a single portion can be – cheese for instance is the equivalent of 4 dice, cooked rice and pasta = half a cup. But to stop the hunger pangs your mind will start throwing at you – make sure each meal contains a portion of protein (about size of your palm), throw in a salad and / or veggies and swap the wine for water, or spritzer.
• And why not try exercising for 5 minutes longer every day you exercise. You can create an energy deficit by expending more energy than you consume, and those extra 5 minutes may be just what you needed.

Next week after losing your 1 kilo (bear in mind it may look like you’ve lost more than 1 kilo – but that may just be water loss as opposed to fat loss), then start work on the next 1 kilo.

Remember the lessons though. What worked, what didn’t! Then repeat the successes and forget about those things that didn’t.

Focussing on just 1 week and 1 kilo you can achieve your weight loss easily.

Comments

[Sandra Anderson]

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