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Losing weight is a goal of many men and women, from all walks of life and of all nationalities. And despite various claims of the manufacturers of diet products, its not easy. It takes determination, and not a little effort. But its not impossible ” anyone can lose weight if they make up their mind.
It’s very important to have some sort of regular exercise, even if it’s just a daily walk. But you can’t get away from the fact that losing weight means reducing our food intake. If we can accept this fact at the outset, it will make things easier.
This can be a stumbling block for many people – we don’t like giving up the comforts that we enjoy, and of course food is one of these. It will help if we can calmly make the decision and then “stick to it”.
One thing that I find helpful is, to decide on a month and make this month a “xxxx-free” month (replace xxxx with the relevant food). This will be a food that you know is contributing to your overweight condition. For me, that would be potatoes. And of course that would include all potato products like chips and french fries. As the month approaches, I am resolved that this food will be set aside for the month. When the first of the month comes, I am “psyched up” and ready to go.
If you can include sugars in your diet, it will be all the more effective. If it is going to be too much of a strain, just concentrate on the main item. You can do a similar number on sugars in another month.
And when you get to the end of the month, after completing the diet successfully, it will give you the assurance that you can control your eating. Of course, you can just repeat the process for another mont, even a year, and you can address other foods that have been a problem for you. One of the best attributes of a plan like this, is that it’s a fairly short time frame. Most of us can give up something for the space of a month. It is long enough to give us confidence for overcoming, but not long enough to be extremely difficult. What I like about it is that I can look forward to the end of the month, when, as I tell myself, I can enjoy that food once again.
And of course I can choose to continue the plan past the end of the month, but the important thing is, my immediate plans are just until the month is over. If I want to continue, it’s a lot easier than starting from scratch, my confidence is high and I am acccustomed to the routine.
Losing weight is a goal of many men and women, from all walks of life and of all nationalities. And despite various claims of the manufacturers of diet products, its not easy. It takes determination, and not a little effort. But its not impossible ” anyone can lose weight if they make up their mind.
It’s very important to have some sort of regular exercise, even if it’s just a daily walk. But you can’t get away from the fact that losing weight means reducing our food intake. If we can accept this fact at the outset, it will make things easier.
This can be a traumatic thing for many of us to do, because we get so attached to the food we enjoy, and don’t want to “let go”. What will help is, if we see this as just making a decision, and sticking to it.
What I have found helpful is, to choose a month and make a decision that it will be a xxxxx-free month (replace xxxxx with the relevant food). What the relevant food is will vary for different people. For me, it is usually potatoes. And yes, that includes potato chips and French fries. I say to myself, as the first of the month approaches well, theres going to be no potatoes this month and by the first of the month, I am pretty much resigned to the fact and the potatoes are set aside for the month.
Of course, it will be a more successful diet if we can include sugar-laden foods, or at least sweets and chocolate, but it can be easier to cope with if its just one or two specific food items. Other goodies can be set aside in other months ” its very difficult to give up everything at once.
And when you get to the end of the month, after completing the diet successfully, it will give you the assurance that you can control your eating. Of course, you can just repeat the process for another mont, even a year, and you can address other foods that have been a problem for you. One of the best attributes of a plan like this, is that it’s a fairly short time frame. Most of us can give up something for the space of a month. It is long enough to give us confidence for overcoming, but not long enough to be extremely difficult. What I like about it is that I can look forward to the end of the month, when, as I tell myself, I can enjoy that food once again.
I then have the option to continue, past the end of the month, for another month or even a year. But my immediate plans are just for the month – I don’t try to look past it. And when the end of month comes, if I want to continue the plan, it’s so much easier than starting anew, and my confidence is high.
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