There’s much advice available to choose from about what we ought to do, and why. While that is good and all right, needed, it is not always enough. Every now and then we should also know just what to avoid. We need to determine what to prevent, and why avoid it.

This article then, is about the way to your weight loss plan success. It doesn’t tell you how or what do you do, instead it offers 5 things you will need to avoid if you want to be successful with your weight loss plan.

Here then, are the 5 items to avoid:

1. Avoid drinking alcohol excessively. The main reasons that you should not do this are A. Your body needs the proper fluids to operate at it’s peak and B. You’ll have much more energy. Instead of that, you’ll want to possibly prefer to drink water and fluids with electrolytes

2. Stay away from processed foods with sugar. The reason for this is because sugar is one of your worst enemies, as it will spend your insulin levels out of control. Instead, you could simply eat fresh fruits and vegetables when snacking to fight any cravings you may have along the way.

3. Avoid staying up late at night or not getting enough rest. This is really a matter of not giving your body enough time to re-group and rejuvenate. Alternatively you should go after get as much sleep and rest as possible. You’ll have more energy for it and from it.

4. Avoid being around people who do not support you in your efforts to be healthy. Why this would be a blunder is when you’re down and tired, or maybe frustrated or even at a weight loss plateau, these people will not see what you’re trying to accomplish and will readily tell you to give up. You know… be like them…:-). Alternatively you really want to be around people who have you best interest at heart. People who want to see you reach your goals… You definitely should know who those friends are.

5. Lastly, avoid being a couch potato, a sloth, a dead fish. Resist doing this for any length of time because that great big comfortable couch or that lounger is just calling you to come on over. Remote control waiting…been there….You have to always remember that exercise is a dominant force in helping achieve you weight loss goals. Always be doing, it doesn’t have to be much.

Be sure to steer clear of the 5 errors discussed above, consider the alternative suggestions offered should you desire, but regardless steer clear of the errors, and your chances for ultimate success can be very much enhanced.