So what is a realistic weight loss expectation?

So what is a realistic weight loss expectation?  Most diets and fitness programs will tell you anywhere from 1kg a week to even 10kg a week.  However statistically 95% of people fail to achieve long term weight loss on a diet. So should you really believe these weight loss claims? No you shouldn’t.  If your car broke down 19 out of 20 times (that’s 95%) you had it fixed would you keep going back to the same mechanic? Of course not, wouldn’t trust a word he said! You would search around a find a better mechanic, one that was nothing like the old one. Yet when it comes to diets and fitness programs people make the same mistake again and again. They’ll fail on the Atkins diets, only to try a high protein diet next time around. Or they will quit six weeks into a one year Gym membership, only to join the same place again when they get so called friendly call when their membership is due almost a year later.  So if these places haven’t given you a reason to believe their weight loss claims before, don’t believe them, use your own judgement and weigh ups the pros and cons of their advice, and our advice.

 

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