So - You Need to Lose Weight - Learn From the Losers
So you need to lose weight, you can learn from the losers.
In most instances you are encouraged to learn from the winners. In this instance, the winners are the losers. I am referring to contestants on the television program, The Biggest Losers.
It took someone with a lot of creative thinking to believe that a show about obese people trying to overcome the effects of years of overeating would be such a smash hit. Obesity has become a nightmare for so many Americans, young and old alike. Viewers watching, ‘The Losers’, see unbelievable weight loss and startling new body shapes beginning to emerge. They desperately desire those same results for themselves. They become compulsive viewers as they begin to think it might be possible.
But then this is, after all, television. It’s a false situation. In your real world you may not be able to work out four to five hours a day, or be able to afford a personal trainer and a personal adviser on smart food choices. BUT YOU CAN TAKE AWAY LESSONS FROM WATCHING THIS REALITY SHOW.
YOU CAN MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU. Commit to putting to immediate use these three practical lessons.
LESSON ONE: Put Weight Loss First!
Make weight loss a priority. Many people try to fit meal planning and exercise around everything else and it won’t work. Think! Is there anything more important than getting the weight off and becoming fit enough to add years to your life?
Schedule at least one hour a day to planning meals, recording what you eat and doing some form of exercise. You still have 23 hours left for everything else.
LESSON TWO: E is for Exercise - and Enjoy.
The secret to enjoying exercise is finding what is right for you. You need cardio and resistance training but it doesn’t have to be on machines. There are endless choices that can be fun: swimming, dancing, climbing hills, walking with a friend, (or a dog), Pick activities that you will enjoy.
LESSON THREE: Identify the Triggers.
Weight gain is rarely from just a physical cause. Keep a food diary. Faithfully record what you eat, when you eat, and why you eat. You will soon see a pattern of emotional eating. What are YOUR TRIGGERS? Boredom? Arguments? Loneliness? Tiredness?
Once triggers are identified you can start working on strategies to defeat them. Whenever you want food, ask the questions, Am I hungry? or Am I thirsty? or Am I angry? etc. Face the answers and find solutions to the problems. Until you overcome the root causes, at least keep GOOD FOODS on hand, foods that won’t add to your problems with resulting rolls of fat. Good foods that you like.
These three simple steps will bring you great success as soon as you commit to using them. Remember you are going to be a winner, learning from the losers.
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