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Posted by ladymarvy on 6/23/2009, 8:02 am, in reply to "Re: How To Get and Keep Motivated"
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--Previous Message--
:
: I was going back through some of the really
: old post from last year and Ruth Ann had
: this great one that I copied off and I am
: using to restart.
: Thanks Ruth Ann.. what a great leader you..
: now I know why you are so successful.
So today will be day one of SSing.. everyone pray I get through the week, I have no reason not to be able to get through it.. no reason what so ever..
: Hugs
: Marvelle in NE
: --Previous Message--
: 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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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : I was going back through some of the really : old post from last year and Ruth Ann had : this great one that I copied off and I am : using to restart. : Thanks Ruth Ann.. what a great leader you.. : now I know why you are so successful. : So today will be day one of SSing.. everyone : pray I get through the week, I have no : reason not to be able to get through it.. no : reason what so ever.. : Hugs : Marvelle in NE : --Previous Message-- : 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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