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The Habits of Successful Weight Loss
Wendy Hearn
The route to permanent weight loss is to make changes. I've
found that when most people want to lose weight, they decide to
go on a restrictive diet. This type of dieting calls for many
changes at once and although most people are able to stick with
this for a short while, they usually find they can't sustain it.
Unfortunately, the feeling of failure creeps in and leaves us
feeling worse than when we started to lose weight. I've found
that many people who follow restrictive diets lose some
self-esteem each time they feel they've failed. They have not
failed, it's the system of restrictive dieting which has failed.
Permanent weight loss requires changes and these changes need to
stay with you for the rest of your life. So what's the point of
even starting to follow a diet plan which you know will be
difficult to sustain forever? I encourage you to make changes
which will be easy to maintain. Start with small steps and build
on them. Successful weight loss comes from actions you take on a
daily basis. Developing healthy habits is the way to lose
weight. It will be slower and it will take time, but the results
will last. Surely this is what we all want?
Your weight loss will be achieved through your personal habits.
These habits can be changed and supplemented. I encourage you
this week to add one daily habit which will move you towards your
goal of health and weight loss. This habit needs to become an
integral part of your life which eventually happens naturally.
You won't need to think about it or make yourself do it. You'll
just do it.
Let's take a look at a habit we all do, probably without
conscious thought or questioning it - brushing your teeth. Do
you consider each morning whether you want to brush your teeth or
not? Do you ask yourself whether you enjoy doing it? Is it
exciting or unusual? Probably not! From an early age you
developed the habit of cleaning your teeth and you've carried on
ever since. It's this type of habit which you need to adopt when
eating healthily and exercising. No excuses, just get on and do
it.
Instead of tackling each different habit you have regarding
eating and exercising, choose one to concentrate on. Keep doing
it every day until it's such a habit that it comes naturally.
Then you can add or change another habit. When you've
incorporated a habit into your life so that it becomes totally
natural, you'll find it's easier to continue with it for the rest
of your life. You'll never need to start a restrictive diet
again. How would that feel? Which single habit are you going to
add to your day? Perhaps, you could
- choose a piece of fruit instead of biscuits with your cup of
tea
- take a walk
- adopt a new exercise class or routine
- eat breakfast
- stop eating when you're full, even if there's still food on
your plate.
Choose for yourself the one habit which you feel will be of
benefit in your life, and commit to doing it every day for the
next 40 days. This will give you a good chance of developing the
habit and maintaining it. You can make such changes to your
habits and I encourage you to get started. Your successful
weight loss will come about because of what you do each day.
Wendy Hearn
Weight Loss Success Coach
Author of "The Top 10 Things That Stop YOU From Losing Weight"
http://www.PositiveWeightLoss.com
I work with people who want to lose weight and have a great
life. I offer individual and group coaching, via the telephone
or email. http://www.WeightLossCoaching.com
To subscribe to my Weight Loss Success Newsletter
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email: wendycoach@...
UK 01908 522114
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