HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT
1) Self-Motivation— your intentions may be good, but if you don’t take the time to motivate yourself, you are not apt to have much success losing weight and keeping it off. In order to motivate yourself, you need to have a clear idea of why you want to lose weight. Health is certainly a primary factor in many decisions to lose weight, but there may also be other reasons, such as simply wanting to feel better about yourself. Whatever your reasons, write them down and use them diligently as your self-motivation. Your success or failure depends largely on how well you motivate yourself.
2) Don’t Set Your Goals Too High— if you set a goal of losing 4 to 5 pounds a week, you’re not thinking in realistic or healthy terms. Most experts agree that a healthy weight-loss should be no more than two pounds a week. You should set a realistic goal of one half to one pound a week. That will allow you to establish a realistic ultimate weight goal. For example, if you want to lose ten pounds, give yourself at least ten weeks. That way you have a desirable weight goal within a realistic time frame.
3) Choose The Right Foods— selecting and preparing a healthful low-fat diet shouldn’t be a boring or unpleasant task. Think about the healthful foods you like and put extra time and thought into their preparation. Be creative with your diet and de-emphasize the high-fat foods that you are cutting down on, and you’ll begin to look forward to mealtime.
4) Choose The Right Exercise— regular physical activity is the best way to help you take off excess weight and maintain the loss permanently. But choose an exercise you will enjoy doing. Don’t just choose an aerobic exercise, such as walking or biking simply to have an exercise program. Think about what you like to do and will continue to do. Otherwise, you’ll find it very difficult to continue.
5) Don’t Give Up— once you’ve made the decision to reach your desirable weight, adopted a positive attitude, and changed your eating behavior, don’t become discouraged if you “backslide”. You don’t have to be inflexible to succeed. Allow yourself room for occasional lapses, and realize that such occurrences don’t mean you are a failure. Instead of seeing your diet and/or exercise lapses as a lack of willpower, think of them as learning experiences. Learn to identify the events that preceded the lapse(s) and how to avoid them in the future. In short, learn to forgive yourself, and keep trying. If you keep telling yourself “I can do it”, you’re more than likely headed for success.
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