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When you are looking to lose weight then you unquestionably want to attain your goals. On the other hand, it is imperative that you properly design your goals so that they are actually attainable. Regrettably, many will select goals that are a somewhat beyond what would be a realistic goal. Consequently, it is important to follow a few guidelines for realistic achievable weight loss goals. Steer clear of a decision to drop an impractical amount of weight in a short time period. True, everyone wishes those extra pounds would go away tomorrow. Then again, there is only so much fat the body can burn in a short amount of time. Bear in mind, one pound of stored fat is the same as 3600 calories. To burn off or use up 3600 calories in one week is hard. To drop 36,000 is on the whole impractical. Nevertheless, that is what many people wish to do when they have goals of dropping 10lbs in a week. In general, 1 - 2 lbs a week is a realistic amount. FYI: this refers exclusively to burning 1-2 lbs of fat. You will often drop 8lbs or more in a week, but it is mostly water weight. When you cut back on calories, you will be cutting back on the three elements that comprise food: fat, carbs, and proteins. Carbohydrates promote water retention so any reduction in the carbs you eat per week will lead to water weight loss. Avoid falling into the trap of trying to spot reduce. No exercise can burn fat in a specific area. This is called spot reduction and it can only be achieved by means of surgery. Therefore, don't believe the propaganda about exercise devices that can spot reduce. They do not work! Crash and starvation diets are not a good choice. In essence, cutting an vast amount of calories too quickly is self-defeating. On the whole, this style of dieting sends the body into starvation mode. Meaning, the body's metabolism will slow to a crawl in order to conserve the calories it takes in. In due course, you could even store more food as fat even though you are ingesting less calories! It is smart to avoid too much exercise. This is closely related to starvation diets in the sense it is a method that tries to do too much too quickly. In general, with starvation diets the results of excessive exercise are self-defeating. Furthermore, if you exercise too much you will significantly increase your chance of injury. As well, you could develop burnout within a short amount of time. In either case, you will end up less active which means you will burn less calories. So it goes without saying, it is best to stick with reasonable levels of exercise as opposed to over doing it. Be persistent! Do not give up! All too often, people will complain that their diet isn't working and just give up. Quitting is never a good idea. That is why it is so important to stay the course toward achieving your weight loss goals. With the correct effort, you will find the right diet and exercise program. This will lead you to the results you desire. To learn more about an easy to follow fat loss and dieting program that helps you lose up to 9 lbs. in 11 days, go to http://www.fatloss4idiots.weightlosssuccesstoday.com Leigh Ellis is a free lance writer and contributing editor. ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
