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Weight Loss: Drop The Rules
Wendy Hearn
What is one of the hardest parts about following a
restrictive diet? I've found most people struggle to
follow the diet totally and usually end up feeling as if
they've failed.
I believe that it's not you who've failed; it's the diet
that's failed you. Most diets have too many rules.
First, it makes it difficult for you to put all the rules
into practice from day one. Second, most of us, as normal
human beings, don't want to be held down by rules, so we
start to feel rebellious.
The rules of a diet are like lead weights around our
ankles and we end up feeling tied down and stuck. This
is not a useful feeling when you want to lose weight.
To lose weight successfully you need to feel that you
have a choice.
You need to choose to lose weight yourself. Don't do
it for other people because this just doesn't last.
You also need to choose the foods that suit you and not
be dictated to by their rules.
For many of us, conforming to rules takes us back to our
childhoods, and yet here we are as adults wanting to lose
weight and we're being told, yet again, that we have to
follow rules. I would say that rules tend to be very
rigid and are often set by someone else.
A more successful way is to lay out guidelines for
yourself, not have them set by someone else. A guideline
isn't as strict and can be adapted. When you set
guidelines for yourself, you will have chosen the ones
that really work for you. You won't have to struggle to
stick with them or feel you want to fight against them.
Your commitment level and motivation will be much higher
when you've defined the guidelines for yourself.
Let's say that one of the rules of a particular diet is;
· Don't eat any cakes, biscuits or crisps unless they
are low in fat
I suggest you take a look at the rule and decide for
yourself what guidelines you want to set, if any.
Remember, it's your choice whether you want to even have
a guideline about eating cakes, biscuits or crisps. Your
guidelines can be adapted and updated as necessary. You
may find it more useful to choose a loose guideline to
start with. Then, as you become used to it, you can
tighten it up.
Your guidelines for cakes, biscuits and crisps may be:
- I will do my best to choose fruit instead of cakes,
biscuits and crisps
- I will only eat these foods on special occasions, e.g.
birthdays and weddings
- I will only eat cakes, biscuits or crisps once a week
Or your guideline may be that you can eat these foods at
any time, because you're focusing on other areas of your
eating habits.
What rules have you been following that you're now ready
to throw out? What guidelines do you now want to set for
yourself? I encourage you to choose the guidelines that
are fairly easy to stick with and also stretch your
commitment a little in order to achieve weight loss.
For instance, a guideline that says you will occasionally
choose water instead of sugary drinks could be stretched
by committing to drinking one glass of water per day,
instead of sugary drinks. This extends your commitment a
little more towards losing weight.
What I want is for you to drop the rules that don't work
and introduce guidelines that do work for you.
Wendy Hearn
Weight Loss Success Coach
Author of "What's Eating You? - The Top 10 Things That Stop YOU
From Losing Weight" http://www.PositiveWeightLoss.com
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Wendy works with people who want to successfully lose weight.
http://www.WeightLossCoaching.com
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