As anyone who has tried it knows, one of the hardest things about a weight loss regimen is just that: the regimen. The reasons most diets and exercise routines fail is simply because they are difficult to stick to. One of the best things you can do to avoid this pitfall is to come up with a realistic plan before you attempt to lose 10 pounds, and to incorporate that plan into your daily routine.

It's important that you do your own research to come up with a plan that works for you, but as an example let's consider the following: let's say to lose 10 pounds your plan calls for 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week, and to cook 3 new and healthy meals a week. None of these things should be particularly cumbersome, but if you fail to plan and organize them into your routine it will be easy for them to fall by the wayside.

Let's start with the exercise. If you want to exercise 30 minutes a day, when are you going to do it? Don't just say to yourself "whenever I can squeeze it in" as that is a guarantee that it will get squeezed out. Depending on your job and family responsibilities, it's going to be best for you to either exercise before work, at work, or after work.

Now let's look at the diet in this example. You're going to lose 10 pounds by making 3 new meals a week. Again, this has to be planned and part of your routine. Decide what days you're going to cook them, decide what (earlier) days you're going to plan them and shop for them. If you fail to do this you'll find that you simply don't have the time for 3 new meals a week. And the problem, of course, is that most of us really don't "have time" for anything, so unless we make the time, it's not going to happen.

To lose 10 pounds is not as difficult as many people may think, and be careful to not get completely wrapped up in the ideas of diet and exercise. While these things are the fundamental tools to losing weight, they won't work if not properly incorporated into your daily routine.

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