Have You Regained Weight? 2

June 28, 2010 admin No comments

weighing yourself

Hi again,

Have you regained weight? If you are like most dieters the answer is yes. And as you saw in the last post, even people that give weight loss advice have problems with regaining weight.

There are many reasons for this, but one of the most important ones is based around the reason you are losing weight in the first place.

If it is for some reason like, your partner, friends, family or doctor wants you to lose weight I can almost guarantee that you will not be able to keep the weight off.

That is because the only one that counts is you. Do you want to lose weight? Now most will say yes.

But, that is really not the right question. You see, it is easy to say yes, I want to do something. It doesn’t even matter what that something is.

If it sounds good – like – do you want to be a better person – then, of course, everyone will say yes.

But, will they do anything about it? The answer is usually no.

That is because just saying yes, doesn’t mean anything. The real question should be why do you want to lose weight?

If you can answer that with at least 5 solid reasons why you want to lose weight then you have motivation.

This motivation has to come from you. So a reason like, because my doctor told me to, is not a solid reason.

These solid reasons to lose weight have to come from you. Why?

Is it because of your health? Is it because you have no energy being overweight? Is it vanity – and there is nothing wrong with a little vanity.

It doesn’t matter what your solid reasons why are. They are yours and they are the basis for you staying on a life program for losing and keeping weight off.

That is the 2nd part of the equation. To lose a few pounds is pretty easy. Most of the first few pounds will be water loss anyhow.

But, what happens when you lose the amount of weight you want to lose? Most people don’t know what to do next.

They never think about what happens after the diet is over. And that is a basic problem.

First a diet is only temporary and the whole mentality of a temporary fix is built into dieting.

Think about changing your perception. Instead of going on a diet, think about what kind of permanent changes you want in your life.

Then, decide what and how much you eat plays a role in this permanent change.

If you look at things over a long run it is easier to make the changes. And this brings up probably one of the main problems with dieting.

Which we’ll cover in the next post.

Thanks,

Mike Val

http://www.valshealthsite.com