If you are looking to lose weight quickly, the best way to set yourself up for success is to create a weight loss tracking system that will allow you to follow your progress and guarantees a way to your goal weight.
The most common way to track your weight loss is simply by weighing yourself regularly and watching the numbers drop. In my experience, this can be dangerous. Your weight will fluctuate from day to day, especially at the beginning. Resist the urge to weigh yourself every day because it can discourage you. Instead, weigh yourself at the same time and day once a week. Write this down. But focus more on the real goals you need to reach: your daily goals.
Instead of thinking of this as 'losing weight', try to imagine that it's a real lifestyle change. So rather than tracking your progress in terms of your weight, you'll be more successful if you track your progress in terms of how you eat. During your weight loss program, keep an honest daily food diary to get a crystal clear picture of what, how much and why you're eating. Each time you eat, write down what time it is, how you feel right before you eat, what and how much you eat, and then how you feel about 30 minutes after eating. You will be shocked at how much you'll learn about yourself by doing this and you won't believe how much easier it makes sticking to your daily goals. Commit to doing this now. Those who succeed the first time without faltering have been consistent with some form of daily tracking.
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