Considering that we've all tried so many diets until we can give calorie counts in our sleep - where do I get off asking a question like that?
But bear with me please. This may actually get you closer to your weight loss goals than you think!
We've heard it a million times but it's true:
Losing weight permanently is not just a quick fix.
It's not taking a magic pill and waking up the next morning with a body fat count of 10%. It's not reading the latest diet-book-of-the-week and ?poof!? you're a size 6. It's not getting into ?the zone? for half a day and all your weight troubles disappear.
But you know that right? We all know that!
But if we know that why do we jump from diet to diet to diet? From weight loss plan to weight loss plan?
Why do we keep trying the latest way to lose weight? Why do we get discouraged so easily? Why do we give up and think it's just not possible?
Here's the truth: Losing weight is a life change, plain and simple.
Funny how we cut ourselves some slack with other life changes like moving or getting married or having a baby, but not with losing weight! Why not?
Are all those infomercials promising fast, easy weight loss getting to us? Are the constant images of thin models and size 0 actresses making us think it's easy? That's not the truth people - that's called marketing!
The key to success with weight loss is simple: you first have to ask yourself if you're really ready for that kind of life change.
Are you ready to change your eating and exercise habits for good? Are you willing to move permanently towards a healthier way of life?
You also have to realize that letting go of extra weight requires letting go of other things as well. Like the way you might do things, or the way you think about food and eating. It requires you to be open to change, to be ready to see what works and what doesn't.
So before you choose a method of losing weight, you should decide if you're truly READY to lose weight or not.
Key point: It's ok, if you're not!
For one reason or another you might not be ready yet for a change in your lifestyle - that's ok. Accept yourself and wait until you are truly ready.
BUT if you are ready, if you are determined to lose weight WHATEVER it takes, if you're open to the kind of life changes losing weight will require?then look out baby. Here you come!
Because when you decide that - yes - you're truly ready to lose weight, nothing will stop you!
A top name athletic closing company has just changed their sizing to accommodate the increasing size of Americans. A former size medium is now labeled a small.
Restaurants feed you high fat, low nutritious foods that taste good to please your palate to keep you coming back.
Restaurants suggest alcohol prior to your meal to decrease your defense mechanism and lower your resistance to eating healthy.
The question you need to ask is, are you ready to lose weight? Your attitude about weight loss affects your ability to succeed. There many things that will go through your mind when contemplating a weight loss decision. Here is short Weight Loss Management quiz to take to determine if you will be really able to successfully lose weight.
* I have thought a lot about my eating habits and physical activities to pinpoint what I need to change.
* I have accepted the idea that I need to make permanent, not temporary, changes in my eating and activities to be successful.
* I will only feel successful if I lose a lot of weight.
* I accept the idea that it is best that I lose weight over a period of time.
* I am thinking about losing weight now because I truly want to, not because someone told me I should.
* I think losing weight will solve other problems in my life.
* I am willing and able to increase my physical activity.
* I can lose weight successfully if I have no ?slip-ups?.
* I am ready to commit some time and effort each week to organizing and planning my meals and physical activity.
* Once I lose some initial weight, I usually lose the motivation to keep going until I reach my goal.
* I want to start a weight loss program, even though my life is usually stressful right now.
Score each item as you answer them. A score of ?1? if the answer is true and ?0? if the answer is ?false?.
To get the total, add the scores of all the questions. No one score indicates for sure whether you are ready or not to lose weight. The higher the total score, the more characteristics you have that will contribute to success.
And don't forget to be honest while taking the quiz that reflects the way you really are, and not how you would like to be.
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