7 Habits of Highly Effective Weight-Loss
Published: Tue, 07/10/12
and thought, "That person just needs discipline. If only they'd expend
a little effort and self control they wouldn't be fat anymore."?
But why not? We all know what it takes to lose weight-eat less and
move more. Why do so many of us find it so hard? Why do we start
with
the greatest enthusiasm and the best of intentions only weeks later
to
throw in the towel?
In a word, habit.
The things we do over and over again are our habits. Some are good
and some are not. It's their consistency that both makes them a habit
and gives them their power.
For most of us the reason we fail at losing weight is that the habits
of
poor eating and not enough exercise are stronger and more
established
than the new habit of good eating and exercise we are trying
to establish.
And therein lies the first problem, we don't acknowledge
that it's a habit
we are trying to change or recognize the difficulty
in doing so.
Which is by no means a suggestion that we shouldn't try, just an
acknowledgement that the issue is more involved than we might first
assume.
If we are to be successful in any endeavor we have to be able
to assess
the entirety of our situation and develop a competent strategy
for change.
Here is where THINK! and Lose Weight can help.
pill that can change the process, make it faster or less arduous. Burning more
calories than you consume on a consistent basis is the only way to lose weight.
It is to the snake-oil salesman's advantage that the issue is made more
complicated than it needs to be.
However, within the rubric of "eat less do more" a surer path to
effective
weight loss can be found. This is the path of effective
strategies, of understanding
why you eat too much, of destructive habits
and how to convert them into
constructive ones.
This is the path laid
out in THINK! and Lose Weight:
the 7 Habits of Effective Weight Loss
Along the way you will learn the habit of success, a habit that can be
applied to any endeavor and with great reward.
Each chapter focuses on one habit and how acquiring that habit is
essential
to successful weight loss. Beyond the habits are several
appendices with real-
life strategies for organizing your exercise and
diet and bringing them into
compliance with not only your weight loss
needs but your lifestyle as well.
So, while the formula for weight loss is the same it's always been-eat less
and do more-THINK! and Lose Weight
offers strategies designed to help
you effectively change your life, to
make weight loss a consistent part of your
lifestyle and ensure your
continued success.
