Yo-yo dieting is a huge problem and a health risk. Each time people lose weight and gain it back, they slow down their metabolism, which is the rate at which their bodies burn food. A slower metabolic rate means less calories are burned and more fat is stored. This makes each subsequent diet harder and harder and is the main reason why 95% of the people who lose weight gain it back?
The sad fact is that most people who go on and off diets end up heavier than when they started. Some people struggle with this for most of their lives.
Weight cycling is also harmful to general health. It can decrease immunity and increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
If you too have been caught up on the yo-yo dieting roller coaster, the following points may help you to break out of this vicious cycle.
Now that you know that dieting slows your metabolism it's time to get yourself back in balance. For effective and long term weight loss you need to boost your metabolism and turn your body into a fat burning machine.
One of the easiest ways to do that is to eat little and often. Each time you eat, you stimulate your metabolism for a short period of time, which means that small, frequent meals keep your metabolism burning throughout the day, ensuring that it's doing its job - burning calories.
It's always better to eat small, regular meals throughout the day, rather than one or two large meals. Did you know that around 10% of the calories we use each day go on digesting and absorbing food, so the more often you eat, the more calories you will use.
But, off course, you must eat right. Lots of fruits and vegetables, a healthy source of proteins like eggs, chicken, nuts, and so on. Sugar is bad. Junk food and soda drinks are to be avoided in all circumstances. And don't skip meals. Skipping meals will slow metabolism and can lead to over eating.
If you do this right, you will never again have to starve yourself with low-this, low-that starvation diets. All you need is to plan your meals and stick to the plan.
Yo Yo Cop Girl
I must admit I was then a "Yo-Yo" Internet Marketer. I would be very excited on one particular program and would spend at least 1-2 months trying to make it work.
I realised that I would get very distracted because I would read lots of my incoming emails promising "overnight" get-rich programs. Needless to say, I would "jump" from one "fantastic" program to another "awesome" program. This will go on for at least 6 months to 1 year.
Sad to say, I would find myself with at least 10 "wonderful" programs ... but then I would not know how to promote them all at the same time because they were too many to promote ...
In the end, I would feel frustrated, disappointed and disillusioned. Actually, I've failed so many times. To other people, I was "nuts" to start a "home business" that promises overnight riches. But then again, I didn't give up... You shouldn't give up too. My advice is, be persistent in your "home business" as you know that at the end of the DARK tunnel, there is LIGHT!
So, how then can you stop being a "Yo-Yo" Internet Marketer? I have some pointers below from my personal experience which can help you not to be one.
1) Be very focussed
This is easily said than done. But you need to stick as a glue with just one of your program or product at a time. This will then help you to be able to focus all your energy and time to promote this particular program.
2) Set-Up A Daily To-Do List
This is important but is often overlooked by most internet marketers. You should spend your first few hours at the start of your day just solely on promoting your affiliate program or product. Once you finish doing your "advertising" work, then you can take your time to read your incoming emails.
3) Have A Must Do Attitude
Tell yourself you Must Do or make this online business work irregardless of your circumstances or situations, instead of saying that "if I can find the time and energy, I will try to make this home business work". Failure is not an option here.
4) Daily Action Required
You need discipline in this. On a daily basis, do something which will propel you closer to making your internet dreams come true. Otherwise, you will just remain as passive dreamers. Be brave, be creative and tell others how this program or online business has changed your life dramatically.
5) Write Down Your Goals
Review your written goals on a consistent basis. Visualize what you are going to do next when you succeed your online business one day ... I can assure you, dreams do come true. As you know, without a written goal, you will never know what you are going to do next; or what your future will be.
6) Think Of This Business As Long-Term
As the sayings goes "Rome is not built in one day". In order to be successful in a home internet business, you must think of this business as a long-term investment. Think about it, how many online business have you seen that really "Make money" overnight? I can safely say, definitely, not many. So, think of it long-term.
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