04-26-2008, 08:14 PM
Just one small change is all that a 36-year old lady needed to kick start her weight-loss program. She had tried so many times in her weight-loss program. She had tried so many weight-loss program and had always failed. She no longer believed that she could lose weight. She had to prove to herself that she could succeed and she did that one change at a time.
First of all she decided to work on her activity level since she knew her eating habits would be harder to change. She set a goal of walking for about 20 minutes, 4 days a week. As her fitness improved, she found that she could go longer. Within a matter of weeks, whe was actually looking forward to her walks and she knew she had succeeded in making exercise a part of her life.
Now she felt ready to tackle her eating habits. Her first step was to phase out the candy, cookies, and desserts that had once been her comfort foods. She didn't tell herself she couldn't have sweets; instead, when she induclged, she reminded herself that what she was eating could impede her weight-loss efforts. Soon she was making conscious decisions to not eat the desserts.
She continued her weight loss efforts by eating more fruits, vegetables, and paring her fat intake, portion sizes and drinking more water.
Yes, she did lose weight - 50 pounds.
So........what about you? Are you trying to lose weight? Can you do a similar thing? I know I need to lose weight and yes, I could do a similar thing.........maybe I'll start today!
First of all she decided to work on her activity level since she knew her eating habits would be harder to change. She set a goal of walking for about 20 minutes, 4 days a week. As her fitness improved, she found that she could go longer. Within a matter of weeks, whe was actually looking forward to her walks and she knew she had succeeded in making exercise a part of her life.
Now she felt ready to tackle her eating habits. Her first step was to phase out the candy, cookies, and desserts that had once been her comfort foods. She didn't tell herself she couldn't have sweets; instead, when she induclged, she reminded herself that what she was eating could impede her weight-loss efforts. Soon she was making conscious decisions to not eat the desserts.
She continued her weight loss efforts by eating more fruits, vegetables, and paring her fat intake, portion sizes and drinking more water.
Yes, she did lose weight - 50 pounds.
So........what about you? Are you trying to lose weight? Can you do a similar thing? I know I need to lose weight and yes, I could do a similar thing.........maybe I'll start today!