Frustrated by slow weightloss...

or in my case steady weight gain? It's no time to slow down or worse yet, give up! For me I'm going to stop weighing myself DAILY, and keep really good track of what I eat. I'm giving myself this week to get back on track.
I just love this writer. I wish he had a weekly meeting I could attend!

The 10% Solution

You May Not Need to Lose as Much as You Thought

-- By Mike Kramer, Staff Writer Read his article HERE

Are you a weight loss failure?

Before you answer that question, let’s talk about what failure means.

A recent study found that, in the nonsensical weight loss world, most failure has more to do with failing to meet faulty expectations than with failing to lose weight. This may not seem like a big difference, but in reality, it’s HUGE.

In other words, you may be experiencing success, but still feel like you’re failing. So, we must find a way to use our expectations to motivate rather than to berate.

According to the study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the average "Dream" weight loss is 38% of the dieter’s current weight. Also:

• a 31% weight loss would make the average dieter "Happy"
• a 25% weight loss would be "Acceptable".

And most disturbing of all,

• a 15.7% weight loss would be "Disappointing".

So the 200-pound woman who loses 30 pounds would actually be disappointed in her results!

No wonder there are so many frustrated dieters out there. They may be frustrated even when their programs are working!