{"id":1343,"date":"2015-01-27T10:08:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T10:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2016-10-06T21:40:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T21:40:06","slug":"beginning-journey-weight-loss-good-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/beginning-journey-weight-loss-good-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning the Journey to Weight-Loss and Good Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Losing weight can be hard, especially in today\u2019s environment &#8211; massive portions, greasy food, image-heavy marketing tempting you at every corner. Eating right is a serious challenge, and if you\u2019ve tried &#8211; and failed &#8211; to lose weight before, you know exactly what we mean! But don\u2019t be fooled into thinking that diets don\u2019t work for you. True, traditional diets usually don\u2019t in the long term, but there are plenty of little lifestyle changes you can make that will benefit you &#8211; and your waistline. Most importantly, you\u2019ll develop a healthier relationship with food! Extreme diets that make us cranky and bring on celebratory binges, emotional eating &#8211; trust us, that\u2019s not the way to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fitness-diet-slim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1344 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fitness-diet-slim-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"fitness-diet-slim\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fitness-diet-slim-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fitness-diet-slim.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Change your lifestyle, not just your diet.<\/h2>\n<p>A quick-fix diet will just let you pack the pounds back on as soon as you stop! Think of it as a commitment to your health, not just a question of being slim, and make permanent, healthy changes to your lifestyle and food choices. This could include cutting down on greasy junk food, eating at home more versus going to restaurants so you can control exactly what goes in your food, cutting down on sugary pop and alcohol, and getting some form of exercise on a regular basis &#8211; even if it\u2019s just walking or cycling versus taking the bus for a short distance everyday. If you can, make friends or join a group that supports you in your goals &#8211; it\u2019s much harder to make lifestyle changes when you don\u2019t have any emotional support! If you\u2019re always around only friends who will encourage you to break your new habits, they\u2019re not going to last long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fitness-weight-loss-uk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1345 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fitness-weight-loss-uk-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"fitness-weight-loss-uk\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fitness-weight-loss-uk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fitness-weight-loss-uk.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Be patient and set long-term goals.<\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t try to drop a massive number of pounds in a short period &#8211; it\u2019s not only hard, it\u2019s unhealthy, and chances are you won\u2019t be able to sustain it! Losing too much weight too fast can make you tired, sluggish and depressed. One or two pounds a week is practical and sustainable, and can be combined with some shorter-term goals to motivate yourself &#8211; for example, fitting into a bikini next summer! But always remember, what\u2019s most important is feeling healthier and more confident in your body. That\u2019s your long-term goal, and that\u2019s what you\u2019re working towards &#8211; and that\u2019s what will stop you reaching for that extra piece of cake! Make things easier and more fun by tracking your progress &#8211; keep a food journal and monitor your weight loss so you stay motivated and aware that your new lifestyle is doing you good!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/orange-juice-ew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1346 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/orange-juice-ew-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"orange-juice-ew\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/orange-juice-ew-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/orange-juice-ew.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">It can take some time and experimentation to find the right diet for you &#8211; if you\u2019re going to do something long-term, it needs to be the best possible. Try giving yourself a weight-loss and confidence boost as you start off, to help you feel motivated! Replacing your rice, noodles and pasta with low-carb konjac substitutes from Eat Water\u2019s extra-low-calorie Slim range will ensure that you don\u2019t have to entirely cut out on carb comfort food like Spaghetti Bolognese, or instant fixes like 2-minute noodles!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">I am John Walker. I mostly write on topics such as Fitness, Health, Diet and Weight Loss. I work with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatwater.co.uk\/\">EatWater &#8211; Diet and Weight Loss Foods Manufacturer in United Kingdom<\/a> as Dietician and Fitness Advisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Losing weight can be hard, especially in today\u2019s environment &#8211; massive portions, greasy food, image-heavy marketing tempting you at every corner. Eating right is a serious challenge, and if you\u2019ve tried &#8211; and failed &#8211; to lose weight before, you know exactly what we mean! But don\u2019t be fooled into thinking that diets don\u2019t work for you. True, traditional diets usually don\u2019t in the long term, but there are plenty of little lifestyle changes you can make that will benefit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[94,92,89,90,87,93,88,91,95],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beginning the Journey to Weight-Loss and Good Health - Body Building and Fitness News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/beginning-journey-weight-loss-good-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Beginning the Journey to Weight-Loss and Good Health - Body Building and Fitness News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Losing weight can be hard, especially in today\u2019s environment &#8211; massive portions, greasy food, image-heavy marketing tempting you at every corner. 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