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Have you ever wondered why is it that others seem to be losing weight easily while you are having great difficulty in losing just a few pounds? Have you ever wondered what is wrong with you? In this article I’ll tell you about the three main reasons why you may not be losing weight the way you should!
1. Don’t treat yourself (more…)
This season’s diet craze is here and it’s called the Flat Belly Diet. The diet is written by Prevention magazine’s Editor in Chief Liz Vaccariello (along with Nutrition Editor Cynthia Sass). The basic idea is based around Monounsaturated Fatty Acids - MUFA for short. The Flat Belly Diet calls for a MUFA food at every meal because according to “exciting new research, MUFAs can actually help you lose weight, specifically around your middle.”
Now, I admit that I don’t like diets in general (more…)
Do you love your body?
Most people don’t. As a matter of fact, studies show that a majority of people hate their bodies. Stop for a moment and think about that. What do you think the result of that habitual hate is? Do you think it creates motivation? Do you think it’s a wake up call to change? Or do you think that it perpetuates feelings of depression and failure?
These are the types of things to avoid when you’re looking for a way to lose weight. Can you imagine being the one person in your office sitting in this thing? Even if it worked, I don’t know if it would be worth everyone making fun of me.
Often times the term natural weight loss refers to pills, but true natural weight loss is the inevitable result that happens when you change what you eat, when you move, and how you think. Focus on the word natural for a moment because it is an important part of the weight loss equation.
A big turning point in my life was when I (more…)
Motivation is so important to successful weight loss, and when you’re doing well it can be frustrating when your results begin to slow down. But, realize that this is a natural part of any process of change and prepare for how to deal with it. Here is a list of the top 4 reasons why weight loss platea’s.
The first reason you hit a plateau is because (more…)
“Everything popular is wrong.” –Oscar Wilde
Just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s right, and dieting to lose weight is no exception. As humans we’ve been blessed with the ability to think critically. We can analyze what we’ve been doing and decide if we should continue the same way or make adjustments. When it comes to dieting the answer is clear: it doesn’t work long term.
It’s nice to think of ourselves as rational logical human beings, but it isn’t true. We make decisions based on emotion. Anything that you do regularly, you do because it either makes you feel good or will make you feel bad if you don’t do it. That simple.
So, how do you use this information to create changes in your behaviors? You focus on the emotional side of your habits. For example, if you’ve been eating too much ice cream, instead of concentrating on the grams of fat and calories, think about the feeling you get just as you put your foot down on the scale to weight yourself. Or think about what it feels like when you get on a roll with eating well and exercising. Obviously you’re going to continue using your logic, but make sure that you also get good at tapping into your emotions.
We physically reflect the internal image we hold of ourselves. And it can be hard to change that,but I just found a website that makes it a little bit easier. All you do is send them a pictureand they do something to it that shows you what you would look like after you lose weight, and the best part is that it’s free.
www.weightview.com
The effect of seeing yourself the way you want to look is extremely powerful.
Use this as one more tool for motivation.
