Fat Loss Mistake Number 3 - Changes Too Soon

MAKING CHANGES TOO OFTEN

The ‘reduce 100 calories every week’ sort of stuff

When trying to lose body fat, you typically want to see a downward trend on the scales

And that might happen as expected in the first week, even the first few weeks

But what about any week where there is no change?

Or worse, what if the scales show an increase?

It’s easy to think that one week of no change (or the ‘wrong’ change) on the scales is reason to make adjustments

But

There are so many things that can impact progress

And scale weight is just one measure!

Not to mention several things that will directly impact the scale weight itself (sleep, hydration, stress, training, last toilet trip, to name a few)

So, one week of the scales not playing ball, should not immediately result in changes being made

At least not without further consideration as to what has happened during the time between readings

(FYI – this is where the independent opinion of someone else can play such an important role to assess what has happened without the emotional connection to the outcome)

The more frequently you make changes, the sooner you’ll be down to a low level of calories & have no room to further adjust!

Make SMALL, INCREMENTAL changes only when needed

Let your body have time to adjust to the new approach, consider progress over the longer term & against multiple metrics and, only when needed, make a change!