How to set your goals for a weight loss plan 2021 - PART 1

We've been getting multiple requests on setting up goals for a weight loss plan ever since we've posted our articles related to losing weight. Today we've finally compiled a list of goals you should definitely be considering when you're setting up your weight loss plan. However, it will be split into two sections, Part I and Part II, which will be published next week. Our articles are constructed to keep the reading time in just short 3-5 minutes, packed with valuable information where you can quickly absorb and consume it within minutes no matter where you are or what you are doing.

With that in mind, let us dive right into it. Since excess weight puts you at risk for many health problems, you may need to set some weight loss plans to help avoid those risks and prevent disease.

But what should be your long-term goal? Also, what short-term goals should you set to help you get there? You have a better chance of attaining your goals if you make sure that the weight loss plans that you will use are sensible and reasonable right at the beginning.

Here are some guidelines from the experts in choosing weight loss plans and goals.

1. Always be realistic

Most people's long-term weight loss plans are more pretentious than they have to be. For example, if you weigh 200 pounds and your long-term plan is to weigh 110, even if you have not weighed 110 since you were 16 and now you are 40, that is not a realistic weight loss goal.

Your body mass index or BMI is a good indicator of whether you need to shed pounds. The ideal BMI range, according to the National Institutes of Health, is between 19 and 24.9. If your BMI is between 25 and 29.9, you are considered overweight. Any number above 30 is in the obesity range.

From this point of view, you will need a sensible weight loss plan that will correspond to the required BMI based on your height, because this is the primary factor that will affect your BMI.

2. Setting up appropriate objectives

Using a weight loss plan just for vanity's sake is psychologically less helpful than losing weight to improve health.

You have made a big step forward if you decide to undergo a weight loss plan that includes exercise and eating right to feel better and have more energy to do something positive in your life.

3. Focus on doing, not losing

Rather than saying that you are going to lose a pound this week, say how much you are going to exercise this week. This would unquestionably make up of a sensible weight loss plan.

Keep in mind that your weight within a week is not entirely in your control, but your behaviour is. Remember to tune in next week for part two of this series, where more tips and tricks will be revealed.