5 weight loss dilemmas and how to overcome them

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Here are some weight loss dilemmas that plague those who are trying to keep the pounds off. Learn how to overcome them so you won't stray off the path to fitness.

1. Hungry or snacking

Limiting your food is key to losing weight. The reason why we lose weight is that we burn off more calories than we eat. However, it is not ideal to completely starve yourself or altogether skip meals and snacks just so you can limit your caloric intake. According to Click Fit, when you deprive yourself of food, you're more likely to indulge and binge-eat in the future. The key to approaching hunger or hankering for snacks is to take three regular and portioned meals daily with low-calorie and healthy snacks in between. This way, you can eat healthily without going to the extreme.

 2. Exercising is tiring

There are different ways to exercise and what might work for you might not be exclusively be found in the gym. According to Healthy Weight Forum, find an exercise that makes you feel good and positive about yourself. Exercise is supposed to enrich you, not a chore or a task you have to do. For starters, you can check out local offerings in your community. You might like zumba, running, yoga, tai chi, boxing and many more.

3. I want results right away

If you have been asked to shed off more pounds than an average person, it can be disappointing that losing weight cannot happen in a couple of weeks. Losing weight safely is a long process to ensure that your body adapts to the adjustments of better healthy eating choices and added physical activity. It might be tempting to go after "shortcuts" such as a surgery or diet pills but to avail of the former, you need to meet some conditions and diet pills are not guaranteed to be safe. What you can do now instead, according to Pop Sugar is to celebrate small goals in your weight loss journey to keep you focused.

4. I miss eating my favorite foods or eating out

As previously mentioned, going on a weight loss regimen does not mean that you are restricted to plain and bland tasting foods. According to Straight Health, you are entitled to cheat days where you can eat your favorite foods such as a slice of pizza or having a few pieces of chocolate for a few times a weak. The website added that allowing yourself these little treats will help you "cope" throughout your diet.

5. I like soda and sweet beverages

Soda and sugary drinks can be very addictive. Sure, it tastes way better to have sugared beverages than just plain water but these are the culprits why you're not losing weight as planned. According to The Star, liquid calories do not signal the body to "feeling full" compared to solid food so we end up drinking more. The key to this is to substitute pre-packaged drinks with homemade flavored waters to ease yourself into having less sugar in your drinks.