One of the best ways to make yourself accountable for your weight loss goals is to keep a weight loss chart. Losing weight can be a real challenge. The trick is to stay motivated, particularly when you hit that inevitable place where you seem to plateau for a while.

Keeping a weight loss progress chart
Ideally, you should start your weight loss chart the day you decide to start losing weight. Then, you will be able to look back with a sense of satisfaction as you shed your pounds. In addition, you will be able to console yourself when you record bumps or flats on your weight progress chart, as you will be able to see how far you have come.

How often should you weigh yourself? As often as you choose. Keep in mind that your weight can fluctuate hourly, depending on the amount of salt in your diet, how much fluids you drink and, if you are a woman, where you are in your menstrual cycle. You might want to settle in to weighing once or twice a week. Try, if you can, to weigh yourself first thing in the morning, before you have had anything to eat. This can help minimize these changes in weight.

In addition, remember that your goal is not drastic weight loss. You want to loose pounds in a slow, steady manner so that you remain healthy and keep the pounds off for the long run.

Additional weight loss tips

Vary your exercises. If you do the same routine over and over again, you will bore yourself to tears. Lift weights, ride your bike or dance to the music. It all works.

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