Posted by Ruth Ann
on 10/4/2008, 9:25 pm
72.220.181.245
Hopes this helps someone!
HOW TO GET AND KEEP MOTIVATED
Please read the suggestions here, perhaps some of them may help you to lose weight.
The Most important step for you to take is first to examine closely your REASONS FOR WANTING TO LOSE WEIGHT. Do you want to lose weight to look and feel better? Do you want to lose weight to get healthier and prevent the onset of disease? Do you have an important event coming up and you want to look smashing? Do you have clothes you can’t wear? Do you hate being fat?
Whatever your reasons, they must be of GREAT IMPORTANCE to you! Your reasons must be significant enough to motivate you to take whatever action is necessary to lose weight.
Give some thought to what might really motivate you to do or not do the things you must to lose weight. If you have lost weight in the past, think about what it was that made you start to lose weight and what kept you going so your didn’t quit. It helps if you have a reward in mind that you can have or get when you lose weight. It also helps to work on 5 pounds at a time. You can give yourself a small reward that you would really like EVERY time you lose 5 pounds. Promise yourself a SPECIAL reward when you lose 20 or 25 pounds.
Try to be realistic. How often have you vowed never to pig out on candy again or, to lose 10 pounds in 5 days, or to never eat between meals etc? Such goals are unrealistic and as you probably all know are doomed to failure. Another thing, try not to set too high a weight loss goal because if you set an unrealistic goal of a 15 pound loss in so many days and you only lose 12 you feel like a failure in spite of the fact that you succeeded in losing 12 big pounds. Do set realistic goals because they will help you be successful.
Only 5% of the population sets goals for themselves, but research shows that it is those people that accomplish their goals.
During the first two weeks you are using the Cambridge:
Avoid people who encourage you to eat, and surround yourself with friends that make you feel good about yourself and who encourage you to lose weight. Try to avoid social events that include food.
Don’t tempt yourself by bringing foods into the house that you can’t resist.
Tell yourself many times a day, “I choose to lose weight today, I deserve to lose weight today, and I will lose weight today.” Practice, each day, telling yourself only nice, friendly, good things about you.
Losing weight and making changes toward a healthier life style can be a difficult task. Because, as you know, after the first 2 weeks or so, it is really hard to stay motivated. But, if you can keep reminding yourself that there is NO PERFECT DIETER, and that even if you ate something or lots of something you hadn’t planned, if you don’t give up, YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT.
For Help, please continue to use our Message Board to get encouragement. Everyone here knows how hard it is to lose weight and wants you to be successful. All the posters will encourage and help you all they can, but "What You Do Is Up to You" Are you ready to do what you need to do to “Look the Way you Wish to Look?”
Wish you Much Success!
Ruthann
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