A lot of people frequently try the hottest diet regime resulting in a situation where losing weight turns into something of an obsession. However is this really simply a pointless exercise?
Yes you can follow a diet plan and lose weight but if you then return to your previous eating behavior then the pounds will return and the entire sequence will be futile.
It is true that people’s metabolisms vary and some people are more susceptible to putting on weight than others. If you are one of these susceptible to weight gain you are unlucky but have to accept the situation and live with it. Whatever your metabolism you have to accept that a weight gain means that you are eating more than your body needs.
If you are really serious about losing weight you need to accept that your lifestyle needs to change on a permanent basis. The aim should be to gradually get down to your ideal weight and stay there without starving yourself.
You can accomplish a healthy weight loss by adopting a good sensible food regimen and cutting out specific foods whenever practical. Actually you don’t need to totally exclude anything but you should aim to eat more healthy foods like fruit/vegetables and high quality meat. The real advantages of organic produce are still controversial (see – what is organic food) however, there is considerable support for the theory that it has health benefits and makes it easier to achieve weight loss. It is certainly worth investigating to see if it will help you.
Unfortunately altering your eating routine and life-style requires hard work and commitment although it becomes much easier over time. You have to have faith in in yourself i.e you will change your behavior, you will lose weight and you will feel good.
The major obstacles to successfully reducing weight and then maintaining it are psychological. We consume food for many reasons besides that we experience hunger. These include emotional comfort, pleasure and relaxation and conditioned responses. The latter means that we have come to associate particular situations, actions or locations with eating. It is crucial to break these connections and a good way to do this is through weight loss hypnosis. This type of hypnosis won’t make you do something you do not want to do but, if you have decided that that you really want to succeed, it is likely to help break these conditioned responses.
Further actions you can perform to assist you succeed in losing weight are:
- Make your mind up what you are going to do and stick to it.
- Do not let yourself to be deflected by the latest diet or anything else you may observe or hear.
- Believe in your success and avoid all negativity.
- Set yourself objectives and review them frequently. If possible tell others about them because this will make it more likely you will keep going for them.
- Get the support of those around you or at the very least they should not discourage you from losing weight.