10 Common Mistakes for Not Losing Weight

So you have decided with summer around the corner it’s time to lose some weight. But you’ve tried it last year, and the year before that, what are you doing wrong? Here are 10 common mistakes that people make when they are trying to lose weight loss.

1. Positive Attitude: Remove all negative thoughts about weight loss. If you can’t visualise yourself at where you want to be, your negative thoughts will affect your actions for weight loss (diet & exercise) Read motivational quotes, surround yourself with positive people, put up a picture of the body shape you want to be, whatever it takes! 
2. Be realistic: Just because your aunties friend lost 10kg in 5 weeks doesn’t mean you can. Make a realistic goal in a realistic time frame for YOU! 
3. Don’t compare your self to anyone else: Everyone’s bodies are different; we all have different lifestyles, different health concerns, different goals and different abilities. 
4. Fight the Fads: Don’t follow another ridiculous fad diet that you can’t stay on for more than a week or so, you will only end up gaining more weight after you fall back into old habits. 95% people regain the weight within 2 years, don’t let that be you! 
5. Seek Professional Advice: See the right people, a nutritionist for your food intake, and Personal Trainer for your exercise & you will have all your basis covered. 
6. One step at a time: Set 1 x food and 1 x exercise goal a week, allow it to become a habit & set a new goal for the next week. This will ensure not only that you’ll lose the weight but you will keep your weight off. 
7. BE HONEST: Be honest with yourself, your health professional, your fitness professional whether your feeling motivated or not, had a good/bad day, whatever it may be. This will prevent you from ‘falling of the wagon’ 
8. Be prepared: Food preparation = essential key to weight loss. Do whatever it takes, cooking for an hour on the weekend, prepping your snacks the night before, ensures you will stick to yours goals, and achieve your weight loss 
9. Food & Exercise diary: keep record of food intake, exercise, measurements, weight etc. All the elements to keep you motivated are right here. Whenever you feel unmotivated, look back  to where you started from 
10. See it as an experience: Don’t see it as a chore, but more a journey to a better you where you get to challenge yourself to achieve the goals you set out to. Enjoy every step of the way & focus on all the foods you can eat (not the ones you can’t) and all the things you are gaining (not just the weight you are losing)

Half the battle of weight loss is believing you can do it, and you can. Education, motivation and accountability are the key aspects to achieving your goals and having health and fitness professionals and your corner will only make the journey easier & achievable.

If you find yourself struggling with weight loss simply email naednutrition@gmail.com to get your weight loss progress on the right track.