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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...

8 Ways to Think Thin

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Is your mindset keeping you fat? Here's how a new attitude can help you think yourself thin. source Motivation to lose weight often hits an all-time high when the first buds of spring pop out, signaling that bathing suit season is not far behind. And while there's no getting around the need to  exercise  and eat healthier, long-term  weight loss  starts in your head. Experts say that having the right attitude can help you think yourself thin. If you want to succeed at weight loss, you need to "cut the mental fat, and that will lead to cutting the waistline fat," says Pamela Peeke, MD, author of  Fit to Live . "Look at the patterns and habits in your life that you are dragging around with you that get in the way of success." Everyone has his or her own excuses. When trying to improve their lifestyle and diet, most people do fine until something happens -- whether it's work pressure, family issues, or something else. Whatever your personal issue, the pat...