Recognize that change is difficult and move on to decide what is more important to you, losing weight or continue to eat only the food that you like (no change).
Losing weight and keeping it off is not very easy. But there are ways to make it easier. It is still going to be hard work. There are no shortcuts. No temporary changes will create permanent results. Which means you need to change your perspective. It means you never get to be “done.”
The bottom line is always the same: to lose weight, we must consume fewer calories than we burn. To keep it off, we must adopt permanent lifestyle changes. Making a lifetime commitment is essential.
Truth, or more precisely, an accurate understanding of reality is essential foundation for any good outcome. Radical transparency is invaluable for rapid learning and effective change.
To begin effective change, you must see the change as being a necessity. If the change is just “nice to have”, it won’t be sustainable because anything “nice to have” is also “ok not to have”. The stronger your desire for the change, the more effective the change will be.
You can't do it on and off. Just look at actress Kirstie Alley who shed 75 pounds a few years ago just to gain it all back.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in my late twenties, I lost 75 pounds and then regained 120 over two years, largely because of emotional eating. In my early thirties, I stuck to a strict diet regimen and shed 132 pounds. I did not eat a single chip for 18 months. But the stress of a divorce, a move, and a return to school knocked me off track and I regained 40 pounds.
ReplyDeleteTemporary change provides a temporary solution. Making sustainable lifestyle changes is key to long-term weight maintenance.
ReplyDeleteMore people need to realize that it’s a lifestyle change and not just a temporary diet to lose weight. If you go back to the way you were you will gain weight back and then some
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