No matter what stage you are at in your life or where you’re from, weight loss is never easy. Whether you’re a grandparent trying to lose a few pounds so you can keep up with your grandkids or a young mom who wants to fit back into your pre-pregnancy jeans, losing weight will always require dedication, motivation, and the forever terrifying: change.
This can be even more daunting if you have fifty or more pounds to lose. Chances are, you’ve been carrying around that extra weight for a while. You know it’s important for your health, but with so many pounds to lose and changes that need to be made, you probably don’t know where to begin.
Thankfully, getting started is actually much easier than you think, and if you do it right you will set yourself up for long-term success.
How to Lose 50 Pounds or More: Get Prepared and Plan
Before actually starting any actionable items, you need to prepare yourself both mentally and emotionally. This sounds weird, but if you are prepared for the mental and emotional aspects of major weight loss you will be more likely to stick to it when things get tough and keep the weight off long-term. There are multiple things you need to think about and consider before starting a weight loss regimen:
1. Losing large amounts of weight is a full-time commitment.
You can’t be all about your weight loss goals Monday to Friday and take the weekends off. You also have to realize that losing large amounts of weight takes time and patience. Real life is not the Biggest Loser: Healthy weight loss ranges from 0.5lbs-3lbs per week. More than that is not sustainable and often results in relapse later on (just look up the stats on how many Biggest Loser contestants gain the weight back within a year of the show!). Dedication and consistency are the name of the game!
2. There is never a “perfect” time to start.
As already mentioned, major weight loss takes time, so there will never be a chunk of time long enough where you won’t have to make some hard sacrifices. Holidays, birthdays, vacations, dinners or nights out with friends – all of these things will come up while you are making your lifestyle changes. You will have to make sacrifices, and it will be hard. Remember your goals, communicate those goals with your friends and family. You can do it!
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