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9 Ways to Mentally Prepare for Weight Loss

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Before you get to enjoy the physical changes that come with  healthy weight loss , you first must undergo a mental makeover that helps you break your old bad habits. The key to beginning your transformation is thinking of it properly — you want a true lifestyle change instead of a lose-weight-quick crash diet. Think of your goal as weight  control  and remember that you want to stick to your new healthy diet for the foreseeable future. source “Framing your diet as weight control makes it long-term. It’s not as dramatic or drastic a push to get yourself to a certain weight at any cost,” Brian Quebbemann, MD, founder of the NEW (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness) Program in Newport Beach, Calif., says. If you “diet” and set unrealistic expectations, you’ll probably regain any weight lost as soon as you go off the plan. But if you make attainable lifestyle changes, the lost pounds will stay away. Before you jump into your new lifestyle, prep properly by following this mental che...

How to Change Your Mindset to Lose Weight

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Wanting to lose weight and finding the motivation to lose weight are two completely separate ideas. Although you may want to achieve a healthier weight, you might find it hard to change your mindset. In order to get yourself moving and start a weight-loss program , you need to find personal motivation and discover why you truly want to slim down. Source Step 1 Weigh yourself first thing in the morning to find out your current weight. Compare this to what a healthy weight for your height should be. You may discover that you are at a healthy weight, overweight or more overweight than you suspected. Step 2 List the reasons you want to lose weight. Think about how you feel when you go swimming, being able to be active with your children or feeling more confident about yourself. Dig deep and look for the personal reasons you want to have a healthy weight. Step 3 Consider how being overweight can jeopardize your health . People who are overweight are at a higher risk for heart disease, dia...

3 Ways to Change Your Weight Loss Mindset

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Losing excess weight shouldn’t be so difficult – but it is for many people Here you are sitting in the nutritionists’ office asking for yet another diet plan . But, deep in your heart you know this is not what you want. You know that you will follow the diet plan for a while, you will lose some weight, but then the weight will start creeping back on. Why do you do this to yourself time and time again?  Why do  you try each and every new diet that hits the market  thinking that this will be THE one? You no longer trust yourself to listen to your body to guide your eating You only know how to listen to and follow the diets . Let’s face it. When you go on a diet, you are following the eating recommendations that the “diet expert” is telling you to follow. Why do you think that expert knows what your body’s cells are asking for? They don’t. Yes, if you are speaking with a reputable registered dietitian nutritionist with training in nutrition and whole foods, he/she can teac...