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You Cannot Lose Weight, But...
David Junno Psy.D.
You Cannot Lose Weight, But...
Many of us have been faced with having to lose weight, lower
our cholesterol, become more fit, or make some other important
change to improve our health. Yet, all of these things are
impossible to do!
"What?" you might say, "How can that be? People are being
asked to do these things all the time". The problem is that
these are end points, hoped for goals; they are not things
you can actually "do".
Things we cannot do (a short list):
- Lose weight
- Lower cholesterol
- Become
- Lower blood sugar
- Clear our arteries
- Have a stronger heart
- Reduce stress
For goals to be accomplished there must be actions we can take.
Just focusing on losing pounds, for example, gets us nowhere.
Focusing on the actions steps we need to make that could result
in losing pounds, now there is something we can "do".
Things we can do:
- Determine how many calories of food we need a day and eat less
than we burn
- Plan our menu for the week to have foods that are good for us
- Spend 15 minutes during lunch and after dinner taking a brisk
walk
- Have healthy alternative snacks available when we need them
- Avoid eating foods high in saturated fats or hydrogenated or
partially hydrogenated oils
- Take time each day to do one thing we enjoy
- Prioritize what we need to do and eliminate low priority
items when we a stretched for time
With many health-related goals, we don't always see the results,
or see them right away. For example, with lowering cholesterol
we never actually see the cholesterol and how high or low it is.
With losing weight the results may be slow and gradual. This can
make it difficult to sustain motivation over time.
However, we can keep track of meaningful action steps we take.
We may not be able to see pounds being shed each day, but we
can keep track of how much fat we include in our diet, or
how many minutes of exercise we get. Having concrete actions
we can monitor increases our sense of mastery and control and
therefore fuels motivation.
Get the picture? Success in accomplishing our goals is all about
having the right focus. Want to lose weight, lower cholesterol,
reduce blood sugar, get fit, strengthen your heart, or be
happier? Then focus on what steps you can "do" to get there.
Quotes:
God grant us serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the
strength to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the
difference.
Serenity Prayer
A goal is a dream with a deadline.
Napoleon Hill
Do not measure your life by your goals but [by] what you are
actually doing to achieve them.
Anon
"He means well" is useless unless he does well.
Plautus
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Remember, having the right diet and getting
enough exercise will not only improve your
health- IT WILL IMPROVE YOU LIFE.
Until next time,
Dave Junno Psy.D.
David Junno Psy.D. is the author of Lower High
Cholesterol- READY OF NOT!, and a personal coach.
Sign-up for his free newsletter- Ready Or Not!and
learn more about healthy living by visiting:
http://www.lower-high-cholesterol-ready-or-not.com
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