Top 7 Factors Why People Fail at Losing Weight
Exercise and training programs can take some motivation and effort in order to develop habit. Building such a habit of exercising can be pretty difficult especially if you see it as just some other task that needs to be done. You must first buy into the idea that exercising is necessary to burn calories as a part of your caloric balance, without this belief, you will forever have "Weight Loss Failure Syndrome".
Before we look at why people fail, lets look at some common excuses why people dont get on track with an exercise program.
1. Hate To Exercise Excuse
One of the most common excuses people make by not exercising is that they simply hate doing it. But exercise is simply not just those things that you hate to do on a regular basis. Exercise can be any fitness regimen that can range from the usual calisthenics to more enjoyable sporting activities.
There are certainly different forms of exercise and fitness programs that people would like. It helps to match up a kind of physical activity to one's own personality. For those who like the outdoors, going on a hike or biking around would be a worthwhile fitness activity. For those who like it simple, home fitness training or just simply walking on a regular basis would do just as well.
2. Not Motivated to Stick With It Excuse
Doing exercises for some time now can really leave you feeling tired and stressed just as easily. Not having the right motivation can eventually make you feel bored with your workouts and keep doing them on a regular basis. And with boredom for company, it can be really hard to keep going. And hence, no motivation to do the exercise program regularly becomes the excuse.
In order to fight off boredom, it may be good to change your exercise routine every 4 to 6 weeks. Changes can mean trying out something new or just trying to change the intensity or duration of your exercises for variation. It is also important to remind yourself of your fitness goals and try to keep track of them. Rewarding yourself for a job well done can also be very effective to prevent becoming an unmotivated and bored fitness buff, if there is such a thing.
3. Can't Afford Gym Membership Excuse
Some people believe that the only way to stay fit is by going to the gym. And just because they can't afford the membership into one gives them reason enough not to exercise. This can be quite a foolish excuse not to keep fit and exercise.
Getting fit does not necessarily require that one needs to go to the gym regularly. Getting fit is not always becoming a gym member. A fitness regimen can be done just about anywhere. What can be important is by always trying to get the body to become physically active by giving it quite a regular workout.
There are many ways that this can be done. It can be as easy as just walking around the block everyday. You can also purchase exercise and training videos for guidance. Putting them in the player and doing the exercises is something that you can do at home without ever having to spend your money for a gym membership to stay fit.
4. Don't Have the Time
Not being able to fit in 30 minutes per day or 45 minutes three days per week to exercise, jog, walk or other routine is a lame excuse. The real reason is you are not motivated enough to mentailly be able to just make yourself do it.
5. Focusing on Physical Exercise and Not on Your Diet
People often start to exercise, do it for about a month, then quit because they either dont see results, get bored or get distracted. They really should not start to exercise at all until they change their diets somewhat. Exercising is fine and necessary, but doing it and not changing your eating habits will result in minimal results, and thus lead to quitting your exercising.
6. Not Having a Real Goal or Motivating Factor to Strive For
People say they want to lose a few pounds, get back to high school weight, etc. Perhaps their weight issues are that of being obese. Maybe they have been heavy all their lives. Perhaps they have deep emotional issues and were called "fatty" in grade school.
Deeper issues of emotional pain are sometimes what can motivate someone to stay with a new fitness routine. However, food may provide their way of coping with that deep seated pain and therefore tough to break such an addiction.
That is why is it so hard for most people to lose weight. Intelectually, most people know to eat less calories, and burn more than you take in by exercising to accelerate the process. Easy to say, but extremely hard to implement in the form of behavior. This take us to the 7th and most important factor.
7. Lack of Accountability
This is the number one reason why people fail. Being accountable to yourself is like the fox guarding the hen house. You deceive yourself, make excuses, lie and cheat your way through your so called diet, only to fail in the end. That part of your brain that contributes to the perpeutation of most addictions always seems to win.
Accountability in the form of peer groups, a fitness trainer, instructor, boot camp trainer and the like are great sources of inspiration, support, encourgament and education. A well trained and effective trainer understands you emotionally. Overcoming the emotional road blocks is the most important key to succeeding at your efforts to achive weight loss.
So seek out a form of accountability. It may be a 3-month program at a gym or fitness studio, an online forum, a membership type program where you are indeed held accountable. Often, challenges such as the "90-day" challenge are great for anyone to sign up and participate.
John Stuart Leslie is a Network Marketing Professional specializing in the fields of weight loss, fitness, health and personal growth. He is the webmaster for www.wasfatnowfit.com and contributes articles about cholesterol, exercise, diets and well being to several fitness websites.
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John Stuart Leslie is a Network Marketing Professional specializing in the fields of weight loss, fitness, health and personal growth. He is the webmaster for www.wasfatnowfit.com and contributes articles about cholesterol, exercise, diets and well being to several fitness websites.
Grab the Free Videos at biz.wasfatnowfit.com to find out how to combine your passion for the health and wellness market with your own home based business.
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