It’s easy to lose weight initially with any exercise program and good eating habits. You see results more quickly and right away. This is great motivation, but then your fat loss starts to slow down and you don’t see the results. It’s hard to continue when your reach this plateau.

It’s natural to lose weight easily at first and then to start to slow down. Don’t lose faith though. It seems harder but it doesn’t have to be. You can reach a 100% or your fat burning goals and keep it off by training smart. Add variety and increase your intensity temporarily to shed the extra pounds.

Lack of persistence makes it difficult to shed the last few pounds or to reach your final goal. Once you reach a certain weight you may be inclined to stop trying and say your happy with what you’ve accomplished. And eventually you start to go back to your old habits and give up before your reach your initial goal.

Beware of giving up or slacking off before you reach your final goal, as this will have negative long term effects. Stick to your plans until you have met your initial goal and you’ll develop a great habit of following through and you’ll also get a positive morale boost.

You don’t have to work harder to reach your goals but rather work smarter. Train smart and eat smart. For example you may initially start with just cardio, this is a great short term way of burning extra calories but in the long run adding lean muscle tissue is a much better way to increase the your fat burning.

A common mistake most people make is sticking to the same workout for over 6 weeks. But burning fat requires not only a combination of cardio and resistance training but also variety and increasing intensity.

Don’t make the mistake of following the same exercise routine for more than 6 weeks. This will lead to a plateau because your muscles will adapt after this point and will require less energy which burns less calories. Your muscles have become efficient at performing the same exercises at this point. Its important to add variety and vary your intensity.

If you walk everyday for example at the same pace and for the same amount of time, try increasing your pace for a few minutes or walking for a little longer than usual. Challenge yourself each time by increasing your pace a little or walking for just a little longer each time.

Don’t perform the same exercises with the same intensity for more than 4 to 6 weeks. Make sure to add some variety by trying different exercises and adding intensity as they exercises become easier. This way you’ll keep your body challenged and continue to burn fat and keep it off.