I don’t know why but in many websites about weight loss everyone makes promises or claims “I lost 24 pounds in a week” e.t.c.
I simply won’t do that. Every person is different and how much weight she or he will lose depends on their age, sex, metabolic rate, exercise level and of course and most important how much effort he/she will put.
Miracles in weight loss simply don’t happen. Everything is the result of hard work.
If someone tells you differently just don’t believe him.
You need to have made a decision to take your health in your hands.
So the following 4 steps are absolutely necessary before starting any weight loss effort:
First of all you need to prepare yourself mentally.
If you don’t then you won’t make it. Perhaps you will be able to lose some pounds in the beginning but eventually you will gain them again as soon as you become tired and you will start making the same mistakes again.
When I am talking about mental preparation I mean to look inside you and see whether your eating habits are the result of psychological reasons.
Almost everyone faces the same problems. Some people are eating when they have insecurities, other when they are stressed over something, other when they are down and so on.
After you recognize the reasons of your eating then you must try to find other ways of dealing with them.
Since every one of us is different there is no recipe you can just follow and everything will be okay.
You must find what will work for you alone.
For me something that helped me was the support of my family.
Other people may feel they can’t find any psychological reason for their eating habits or anything that can help them solve them. In that case they should seek help from an expert.
I know that might be hard for a lot of people but it really deserves the time and money spent.
This won’t only help you in your weight loss problem but also in all your life.
The second step before
starting a weight loss program is to visit a doctor and make the
necessary tests in order to make sure you don’t have any health
problem.
If you are healthy it’s
easier to lose weight.
In case though you
find something that can prevent your weight loss then you should make
the necessary treatment first or you should start a program with your
doctor cooperation.
The third step before
starting your weight loss program is that you must decide your target.
You should make sure you
make a logical target.
It’s better to
have a target for example 10 kilos in 3 months instead of 30 kilos in
6 months. If you don’t, then in case your efforts don’t work you
may be disappointed and give up.
Finally the forth step and
not less important is that you should ask for your family and friends' help.
When someone has to go
through a weight loss program eating with friends and family can be
very torturing, especially if they are eating all the forbidden foods
and drinks.
However if they know what
you are going through they will help you.
Moreover if you can find
an exercise partner that will be great because having to exercise
with someone else means you won’t be able to make excuses and not
exercise one day or more and also makes the exercise enjoyable and
you won’t feel the time.
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