Safe Weight Loss Made Simple

There are so many diet plans and programs circulating these days, all enticing people to try them, with promises of fast and extensive weight loss. Many of these diets don't work and others are downright dangerous.

The weight loss tips in this article are not radical and don't promise huge pounds lost in a few days. They contain simple-to-do strategies that will help you lose weight gradually, sensibly and keep it off.

Firstly, how do you feel about losing weight? Are your thoughts and emotions a bit negative on this subject? This is so understandable, especially if you have tried before to lose weight and failed, maybe several times. So the first step is to change your beliefs and attitudes about weight loss to be more positive and supportive of your efforts. Be kind to yourself, and make sure that your mind is helping, not hindering your efforts.

Make the decision that, this time, you will be successful in losing the weight, and that you are going to stick at it until it is done. Accept that it may be going to be hard at times, but believe you can persevere and succeed. Forgive yourself for past failures and be determined to succeed.

A weight loss journal is a great tool for recording what changes you made, how that went for you, what your thoughts and emotions are, how you are feeling each day. Use the journal to record your progress and what strategies worked well for you. The first thing to write is your determination to lose the weight; that you will until. Then make a list of your own reasons for wanting to put yourself through this. To give yourself a better chance of success, you need to be losing weight for yourself. On those 'hard' days, when you are struggling a bit, it is good to read your reasons to yourself; this helps to keep you motivated and moving forward.

Next, research what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, so you understand more about physical activity, nutrition, emotional health, rest and relaxation. With this knowledge, think of three things you do regularly that you think might be preventing you losing weight. Write these three things on a clean page in your journal; they might include not enough activity, eating too much fast food, eating highly-processed foods, sedentary lifestyle, not feeling good about yourself etc. Everyone's list will be different.

In the next week, you are going to do one thing towards changing the impact of each of these three things has on your weight. So, that is 3 changes to your lifestyle. You might walk for 10 minutes every day; have fast food only one day and eat more vegetables, whole grains and lean meat; park the car further away from your destination so you have to walk; cook more meals yourself. Try to think up creative ways to change those not-so-good habits. Remember, you need to move more and eat less to lose weight, so keep these two activities in proportion.

After that first week, you simply repeat the process by choosing 3 "bad" or unhealthy things in your life that you can change and help with your weight loss, every week. Remember though, that nothing is really "bad", just some things will help you lose weight and be healthier more than others. You will gradually be changing your lifestyle to a healthier, happier one and losing weight and gaining fitness at the same time. Good luck!

By: pbsbluejay

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