--- title: Revealed! 5 Secrets for Lasting Weight Loss Success description: Weight loss can seem like a difficult and intimidating task, but with these five secrets, you'll be well on your way to losing weight fast! image: https://blog.cityfitness.com/hubfs/weight-loss.jpg --- [![City Fitness](https://blog.cityfitness.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CF_WORDMARK_HORIZONTAL_SOLO_BLK-1.png?width=5039&height=701&name=CF_WORDMARK_HORIZONTAL_SOLO_BLK-1.png "City Fitness")](https://cityfitness.com) # Revealed! 5 Secrets for Lasting Weight Loss Success [fa icon="calendar"] Jun 14, 2016 12:26:10 PM / by [Oliver S.](https://blog.cityfitness.com/author/oliver-s) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cityfitness.com/hubfs/weight-loss.jpg) ](https://blog.cityfitness.com/revealed-5-secrets-for-lasting-weight-loss-success) Losing weight can sometimes feel like a roller coaster, but while the rides at an amusement park may be fun, weight loss can often be a frustrating process. You have good months where you drop a few pounds, then the next month the scale jumps the opposite direction. If you find yourself trapped in this up-and-down pattern but still want to lose weight, then take a look at these five secrets to lasting weight loss success. ## 5 Tips For Weight loss Success ### 1. Create a system, not a goal. People frequently say, "I'm going on a diet," which naturally implies that they will eventually be "off" a diet. This is why people tend to fail in their weight loss desires. You can't just cut out pizza and soda for three months and then get right back to it afterward. So if you want to lose ten pounds, instead of making the ten pounds your final destination, tell yourself that you're going to focus on getting healthy and staying healthy -- [losing weight](https://blog.cityfitness.com/heart-rate-monitors-the-ultimate-weight-loss-tool) will be a side effect of your new system. --- **You May Also Like:** [![Heart Rate Monitors: The Ultimate Weight Loss Tool](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/687259/47bd55f8-bbbf-49a7-a3b1-79ec77487ae2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/687259/47bd55f8-bbbf-49a7-a3b1-79ec77487ae2) --- ### 2. Get and stay active. The types of food you eat play an instrumental role in helping you lose weight fast but don't discount the value of an active lifestyle. Get a membership to a gym, take a Pilates or yoga class, go for a swim at the local pool. If any of these seem daunting, or you don't have the financial means to do so, simply taking a jog or long walk will help you lose weight. Combining [nutrition with exercise](https://blog.cityfitness.com/get-fit-together/) will help you lose weight fast. ### 3. Search for new information. There's a plethora of knowledge and information out there to help you lose weight. Use the resources available online and in other media to find new, exciting ways to help you out. Be careful to not jump on every latest trend though -- always practice due diligence to determine if something is legitimate or a waste of time. ### 4. Find your niche. With all your newfound information and ideas, you'll have several avenues to choose from when constructing a new, [healthy lifestyle](http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/How-Live-Healthier-Lifestyle-30862220) in order to lose weight fast. Find the one that works for your schedule, tastes, and overall well-being, which leads us to... ### 5. Enjoy! As with anything, if you're not having fun, your success will be hard to come by. Don't bitch and moan about every Brussels sprout that you're "forced" to eat, or throw a fit when your workout is especially tiring one day. While weight loss can be a slow process, you need to find a way to appreciate the benefits that come from adopting a healthy lifestyle. And trust us, the more you begin to enjoy the process, the more you'll get to enjoy a new and healthier you! [![free-week-of-thrive](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/687259/00298c26-122a-490b-bc65-ee88ee4d550e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/687259/00298c26-122a-490b-bc65-ee88ee4d550e) Topics: [Weight Loss](https://blog.cityfitness.com/topic/weight-loss), [Health and Fitness](https://blog.cityfitness.com/topic/health-and-fitness) #### Written by [Oliver S.](https://blog.cityfitness.com/author/oliver-s) Please enable JavaScript to view the [comments powered by Disqus.](https://disqus.com/?ref_noscript) ## Never miss one of our blogs again! 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