David Longo

How To Lose Five Pounds Easily If you would like to lose five pounds easily and permanently, there is hope. Most people think of losing weight as a painstaking task. However, with a sensible strategy and the right attitude, losing those extra pounds can truly prove to be a no-brainer. It is always recommended that you consult a doctor before taking any advice. That said, continue reading for some great news. Consider This Weight Loss Fact Let's acknowledge a basic truth about weight loss. A pound of weight loss can be achieved by creating a deficit of 3500 calories. This simply means that you lose a pound of weight when your total caloric intake – calories that are eaten minus calories burned – is 3500 calories less than the number of calories it takes for your weight to remain as it is. How Long With It Take You To Lose Five Pounds? Within what time frame would you like to lose five pounds? Yes, you can make this decision. Before you do, consider this: the longer you allow yourself to lose this weight, the easier it will be and the greater the likelihood that you'll keep it off. You see, your mind and body will more easily adapt to long-term change and accept it as a reality. If you allow yourself five weeks to accomplish your goal, that means one pound of weight loss per week will result in its achievement. Losing one pound of weight in a week is a very sensible goal. A 3500 calorie deficit for one week would result in the loss of one pound. This is very attainable. With a commitment to succeed, reaching this goal is also very probable. Why Losing Five Pounds Can Be As Easy As Pie By simply dividing that 3500 calorie deficit by seven days, your daily deficit is only 500 calories. When broken down like this, your goal will seem almost ridiculously easy. Are you a dessert lover? This could simply mean one less piece of pie a day will guarantee your success! Remember - and this is terrific news - if you decide that you are willing to give yourself more time, like eight weeks, your deficit will be less and even easier to handle. It's up to you. Tools You'll Need For Your Weight Loss Goal You only need a couple of items to put your success in motion: a scale that you can weigh yourself with and a calorie counter, which can be in the form of a free app you can keep on your phone or a pad to write on. If you choose a pad, just be sure it has enough pages, one page per day for five weeks (35 pages) if that is your time frame. What's Keeping You At Your Current Weight? You want to know the number of calories you need each day to maintain your current weight. A calculator specifically designed to help you determine this will be very helpful. It will take into account things like your current weight, age, and level of daily exercise. Just fill in the fields it asks for and click for your result! Once you know this number, you have a starting point. If your calculated result is 2200, losing one pound per week will result by simply keeping your calorie consumption to 1700 calories per day. Each day, write this number at the top of your page (a calorie counter app will automatically show your daily allowance once you set it up according to its instructions). What you now have is your roadmap to guaranteed success. Stick to your daily caloric number and you'll realize your five-pound weight loss five weeks from now. Do not make the mistake of setting a goal to eat less than your daily allowance. Enjoy all those calories you are entitled to. Exercise Is Your Birthright Is exercise a part of your daily routine? If so, terrific. If not, take some form of action. Consider walking a few steps you usually haven't in the past. Take a walk in your yard. Follow along with an exercise video. Do something. It doesn't have to be such a huge change that you'll resist wanting to do it. Just do it. What Do You See? Your vision is very important if permanent weight loss is your goal. Do you see yourself as a person losing five pounds of weight? Or, rather, do you see yourself as a person who weighs ______ pounds (fill in the blank with the weight you will be at once your goal is reached)? To help you answer this, consider this question: when you are at the weight you want to be, do you want to continue seeing yourself as a person losing five pounds? Of course not. You want to see yourself as you are at the weight you are at and want to stay at. Therefore, it is really important, from this very moment that you see yourself as that person. Enjoy the vision! See your goal as already achieved! Wait. Are You Sure You Want To Lose Five Pounds? Okay, this may seem like a silly question since you do want to lose five pounds on your way to your goal weight. But, remember what we just acknowledged. Your goal is to enjoy being at the weight you want to be at. Therefore, simply view this weight loss as a temporary process. Every action your take ought to include your rejoicing and celebrating that you are doing what this lighter person does – this person eats sensibly and exercises daily in some way. Put simply, you don't want to lose weight. You want to be at your ideal weight. Your attitude here means everything. Game Or Blame? Your attitude during this process of weight loss is important. If things start to feel a little uncomfortable, don't blame the structure of the plan that you have agreed to take part in. Rather, make it a game. Keep a daily journal in which you write your thoughts and feelings for the day. It's your journal. Give yourself high marks and smiles on each daily page. Draw a picture of the new you. Make a list of the new clothes you will buy. Write down how much better you will feel. Let your imagination run wild with this. This really can be a lot of fun. Congratulations – You're Five Pounds Lighter! You did it! Now that you have arrived at your desired weight, you'll want to go on a maintenance program. This means that you will gradually increase your caloric intake until you reach the number of calories required to maintain your new weight. It is sometimes suggested that you increase your current daily calorie intake by about 100 calories each of the following weeks until you reach this number. Enjoy The New You! Remember, you are no longer a person who is looking to lose weight. Rather, you simply enjoy your current fitness level and are committed to maintaining it by sticking to your new calorie intake and exercising regularly. Accept and enjoy yourself just as you are!