{"id":8455,"date":"2009-05-21T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2009-05-21T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=8455"},"modified":"2009-05-21T12:33:37","modified_gmt":"2009-05-21T17:33:37","slug":"6-tips-to-get-realistic-with-your-weight-loss-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/6-tips-to-get-realistic-with-your-weight-loss-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tips to Get Realistic with Your Weight Loss Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"woman-on-scale\"<\/a>It\u2019s not the occasional dessert or extra helpings that cause you to fail at your weight loss goal<\/a>, it\u2019s the unrealistic expectations that you put on yourself that make you fail.\u00a0 Too often, people try the latest and not so greatest diet in efforts to drop weight fast.\u00a0 Think about it this way, if all these diets work then why are there so many of them around and why are the new ones evolving on a weekly basis?\u00a0 Our society is obsessed with having a quick fix.\u00a0 We all want something that will make the pounds drop in a few weeks, which is super unhealthy, so whatever diet<\/a> is being publicized then that\u2019s what we try.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Did you know that healthy weight loss (depending on how overweight you are) is aimed at 1-2 pounds a week?\u00a0 You didn\u2019t gain the weight over night so don\u2019t expect to lose it that quickly either.\u00a0 Know your body, a lot of us will never be a size 0 or 2 so don\u2019t have that as your goal and just because someone is thin does not mean that they are healthy.\u00a0 I personally have seen the leanest of people scarf down a plate of bacon <\/a>for breakfast.\u00a0 Your focus needs to be on getting healthier instead of total pounds lost.<\/p>\n

Below are a few tips to keep in mind in your realistic weight loss journey.<\/p>\n