My personal weight loss breakthrough
After working on trying to lose weight for a few months, I have had a breakthrough. I have been losing over a pound a week for the last few weeks.
About three months ago I started keeping careful track of my calories. That helped me realize that I was consuming too many calories. I had to cut back. I did cut back, but I still wasn’t losing weight. Mathematically I was supposed to be losing weight based on the calories I was consuming, but I wasn’t.
So here’s my weight loss breakthrough: I cut more calories.
Yes, I know, it seems simple, but it’s been working. Every afternoon I was having one or two healthly snacks: a granola bar, a small package of almonds, some fruit, or whatever. I cut back so now I only have one small snack between lunch and dinner.
I have also made an effort to go for a half hour walk at least four times per week. Not an hour long workout every day; just a half hour walk four times per week.
The combination of that extra bit of exercise, and a slight extra reduction in calories, has made the difference.
I find that during the day I may be slightly hungry, but since I am eating something every two or three hours, the hunger doesn’t last for long, and it’s easily manageable.
Finally, I’m getting closer to my weight loss goals. If you seem stuck trying to lose weight, cut back just a little bit more on calories, and see what happens.