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Willpower to exercise can be one of the hardest things to maintain when losing weight. Starting out you feel sluggish and unable to go for more than a few minutes. Your joints hurt and you find that it’s easier to just stay home and sit on the couch.

One of the hardest parts about a weight loss program is the constant exertion of willpower to eat right. This can be all encompassing at times and take extreme mental fortitude. It’s a major problem in the battle of the bulge and it’s probably one of the top reasons people can’t sustain a weight loss regimen beyond at most a few weeks.

Like me, you’ve probably been bogged down in the myriad of different pieces of advice on how to diet successfully. You’re probably wondering what foods to eat, how much of them to eat, when to eat them, how big your meals should be, how many meals you should eat a day, what’s the best foods to eat in your meals and so on. I understand and it’s completely overwhelming.

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You’re enthused about changing your lifestyle. That’s awesome. As such, you’re probably wondering what is the best type of exercise for a substantial weight loss?

When someone starts a new diet, it’s understandable that they’d be totally gung ho about the thing, completely motivated to lose those pesky pounds. Motivation is good but all too often it leads to to some pretty strict self restraint. Strict self restraint is also a good thing but I think, like everything else, it should be used in moderation.

You may be wondering what the best diet for losing weight is as you’ve likely been bombarded throughout the years by so many different pieces of dieting advice. Well I find that the best method is, as in this case and many others, the simplest and most tried and true method. That is the one that’s been the standard go to for however many years, the food guide pyramid.

There have been numerous psychological studies on the concept of procrastination and delayed gratification. In fact, one of my favorite blogs, (You Are Not So Smart) covers this quite well in this article. Essentially, it’s no surprise that you and the rest of the human species would rather have an award right now instead of waiting a month or a year to get something that seems only a little more substantial.

The weight loss formula is pretty simple. All you have to do is eat fewer calories then you burn every day. Just because the formula is simple though, doesn’t mean it is easy!

Do you know why exercise is an important part of a weight loss? For your body to lose weight, you must begin reducing your calorie intake. The amount of calories that you need is different; it will all depend on your current weight and the weight loss goal you set for yourself.

Beginning a new diet and weight loss plan can be a difficult task, especially when you do not have supportive friends or family members to encourage you. It is hard enough to stick to a diet and exercise program when people are being supportive. When the people around you are eating junk food and encouraging you to skip workouts, it can be nearly impossible to lose weight.