How Do You Set Weight Loss Goals?
Setting realistic goals and tracking your progress are effective ways to reach a healthier weight. Setting and tracking your weight loss goals are powerful tools on your journey to meaningful, lasting weight loss. Charting your progress can keep you motivated. And looking at how far you’ve come can help reassure you when you have setbacks.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) puts “setting the right goals” at the top of the list of steps for getting to a healthy weight. And multiple research studies show that setting goals for weight loss helps you succeed in losing weight. Research also shows people motivated by health and fitness over appearance were more likely to keep up with weight loss efforts over time. This article will provide more detail on goals that might work for you in your weight loss journey and how research shows that setting specific goals can help you stay on track when working toward weight loss.
What is a good goal to set for weight loss? The NHLBI suggests starting with 5–10% of your current weight. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also found that those who aim for steady and gradual weight loss are more likely to keep it off. The CDC recommends losing no more than 1–2 pounds per week.
Excerpted from Healthline
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