Lose
Weight Forever!
Once you have made up
your mind to lose weight, you should make that commitment and go into
it with a
positive attitude. It takes time, practice and support to change
lifetime
habits. But it's a process you must learn in order to succeed.
You
and you alone are the one who has the power to lose unwanted pounds.
You
should remember that emotions
are like muscles and the ones you use most grow the
strongest. If you
always look at the negative side of things, you'll become a downbeat,
pessimistic
person who always loose. Even slightly negative thoughts have a greater
impact
on you and last longer than powerful positive thoughts.
Negative
thinking just holds you back from
accomplishing the things you want to
do. When a negative thought creeps into your mind, replace it reminding
yourself that you're somebody, you have self-worth and you possess
unique
strengths and talents. Contemplate what lies ahead of you.
Losing weight forever is not
just about diets. It's
about the
possibility of creating a new life for yourself.
Some people
find it hard to stick to diets and consistently fail to lose
weight. They try nearly every kind of new dieting idea that comes along
hoping
that one of them would finally work, but the miracle never happens. The
human brain
displays a remarkable ability of ignoring the things it does not want
to face,
so it’s not hard to understand why some people eat all manner
of things and
still claim they haven’t touched anything but salad for a
whole week.
But there are
ways of working around these problems and if you don’t
want to become one of these people, then you should stick to these
pointers. Their
purpose is to make eating a conscious act in order to avoid giving in
to
compulsions and temptations.
The easiest
thing to do is to carry around
a notebook and a pen and to write down everything you eat. And I mean
every
little thing. Have you finished that half a slice of pizza that your
partner
couldn’t eat anymore? Write it down. At the end of the day
look over the list
and you’ll be surprised at how many things you actually eat
on a regular basis.
To have ideal weight
you
will need to learn
new, wiser eating
skills and a weight loss regimen that gives you
some control,
rather than imposing one rigid system, because for the most part eating
and drinking
are acts that bypass rational thinking you should try to bring them out
of the
twilight zone. So every time you reach out for a drink or some food ask
yourself “Why am I doing this?”. Put the food back
on the shelf or on the table
if you’re not hungry.
Never
starve yourself.
This is one of
the big mistakes in dieting. Unless
you have enough willpower to qualify for Nietzsche’s Overman
status you will
break down sooner or later and eat the first thing that you can get
your hands
on. Such as snacks or fast food. Starvation also makes the body go into
power
save mode by limiting your energy levels and hanging on to the existing
fat. The body makes no
difference between dieting and actual starvation and will
behave as if in danger. Therefore you must eat three meals
a day, plus snacks
consisting of fruit and vegetables. This is the best way to lose
weight.
Don’t
try to banish your favorite foods completely because you
will only sap
your own willingness to stick to a diet. The key to dieting is
moderation, not
denial. You’re just dieting, not preparing for admission to a
convent or
monastery. So have a bit of forbidden food every five days or so and
enjoy the
moment.
You
must exercise.
If
you’re not used to exercising and are a bit
scared of all the effort and sweating, then start small.
There’s no need to
rush into hour-long training sessions. Five minutes per day will do for
starters. Every week increase the time spent exercising by another five
minutes
and add new exercises. There are things such as swimming, aerobic and
many
other exercises which will benefit a weight loss program.
Discuss the options with
your
doctor and take his advice in planning your exercise and weight loss
program.
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