Have You Regained Weight? 3

June 29, 2010 admin No comments

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Hi,

This is part three in the have you regained weight series. Please check out the archives for parts 1 and 2.

Last post I left you hanging with a major problem with making those permanent changes.

You might remember, I proposed that instead of going on a temporary diet (all diets are temporary) you should look at how eating will affect your permanent lifestyle goals.

If you decide that – for example – eating a little less calories and eating a healthier diet is something you want to do on a permanent basis that is great.

But there is a problem. That problem has to do with how your mind and body work together.

So you have made your decision and now you are eager to get started. This is only natural, but it is a problem.

Most people will do two things. They will drastically reduce their calories and start (or greatly increase) exercising.

However, doing these two things is setting you up for failure. I would say that these two things are the number one reason people will regain the weight.

Anytime you make drastic changes to your lifestyle patterns, your body, your mind and your spirit are going to resist.

Your normal pattern is something you are used to. It is something that is considered normal by your whole essence. It is called homeostasis and it means basically “the same old, same old”.

You want to stay the same, even if you think you want to change. Your body is set up to stay the same.

Yet, you can change. You just have to do it gradually. Making drastic changes only causes your body to fight you. It causes your mind to fight you. And it sucks the spirit right out of you.

Oh, it doesn’t happen on the first day, but it does happen. And it happens in a relatively short time.

Look at your original weight gain. Did you gain 20 pounds in a few days? Probably not. You did it over several months, or even a few years. A little bit at a time.

That is how you lose the weight naturally – over a period of time. Now it doesn’t take several months or even years to lose 20 pounds, but you are not going to do it – and keep it off – in just a few days or weeks.

If you look at your weight loss goals as where you want to be permanently, then it becomes easier to plan for and actually do. You don’t have to worry about what to do when the diet is over, because you are already doing it.

And it has become a part of your lifestyle. Once you reach your desired weight loss this becomes your new you. Your new homeostasis. And just like before, your body will resist changing from your new weight.

To really make sure of this, you will use the power of 36 to lock this in place.

Find out how the power of 36 will keep you from regaining weight in the next post.

Thanks,

Mike Val