It does not matter if you are new to training or if you have been in this for years, I am sure you have made mistakes (and I am the first). I have spent years making mistakes improving when I realized the error. I know that there is a lot of information anywhere, it is even easy to know rules and advice; But when it comes to losing fat, too much information can lead to error.
We have all heard the typical pitfalls like eating little, doing a lot of cardio and avoiding fats and carbohydrates. But there are much more errors, which are not so visible and that we cannot ignore.
I tell you 4 mistakes to lose fat, which I made in the past and that will surely help you make the process as easy as possible.
It has support, do not carry all the weight by yourself
Losing body fat is not an easy process, in fact if it were, don't you think anyone would get it effortlessly? I will not deny you that it is easy to find an initial motivation, but as the weeks go by, your mind starts to play tricks on you and the process will become much more difficult.
You may have observed that any professional athlete has a coach and a team that supports him, so you should consider getting support to obtain the best results.
Having a coach is the best way to achieve your goals, since they will be in charge of creating a training and feeding program designed for you. You will avoid frustration and you will have the support of a person when you have worse days.
Doing this process by yourself, so you have times when you want to give up, but if you have someone behind you, it will help you stay in control. If you do not want to hire the services of an expert, try to have the support of a training partner.
You don't have to be a super athlete every day
Striving 100% every day is something that cannot be sustained over time. I don't think it's bad advice, but he can play tricks on you. It is impossible to be perfect and not fail, in fact when we expect perfection, we are ensuring failure.
You shouldn't go training every day as if it were the last day of your life. It is better to divide the intensity throughout the week, some days you will give everything and others will serve to maintain you.
Don't obsess over the result
I will not lie to you, I did. Perhaps the most common mistake: obsess. We must learn to differentiate between outcome objectives and behavioral objectives. A result goal is the goal we want to achieve (lose 3 kilos in a month, for example) and and a behavioral goal would be to want to increase weight when doing squats.
The results cannot be directly controlled, they are only achieved when we carry out a series of behaviors. So your behavioral goals should be your main goal to achieve results. For example, if your goal is to lose 3 kilos in a month, you should propose how many days you will go to the gym and how your diet will be during that month.
Really, don't be obsessed with the result . If you follow your behaviors, you will end up doing it and you will have enjoyed the process.
The goal is not your destiny
What happens when we lose fat and achieve our goal? I have also been in this situation and have not known very well how to face it.
It is like a feeling of emptiness , because for a long time you have been striving to achieve a goal and now you have nothing to aspire to. Or so I thought.
The process to improve physically and mentally is not a goal, but a life-long process. During all this time you have learned to strive and value yourself as a person, so the least important thing is the "tablet" you have obtained.
I know it's hard to apply, but instead of boosting yourself, you should learn to enjoy fat loss. So when you succeed, you will not feel an emptiness of you.
Losing fat slow and long process, so I recommend you take it easy and edit all the mistakes I made. Don't feel the need to be perfect all the time, or obsess over results. Remember that all this you do for and for you.
