Weight Loss : 7 keys to Success

Successful weight loss is about much more than buying the latest
diet and exercise program. You have to have the right mindset to
make any weight loss program work. Without the right attitude
you will have an uphill battle to succeed – but if you get your
head together before you begin, and keep yourself in the right
frame of mind throughout your program, you multiply your chances
of losing weight successfully.

So what is the right attitude to ensure you succeed? Ideally you
need all of the following:-

1. Absolute desire

You have to want a new slim figure and better health more than
that piece of chocolate cake. Work out why you want to lose
weight and remind yourself every day (every meal time if
necessary) why you are doing this.

2. Willingness to change

You have to want to lose weight so much you’re prepared to
change your attitudes and your lifestyle little by little until
you’re living the life that keeps you slim and healthy forever.

3. Commitment to do this for once and for all

Make a firm decision to achieve your target, put it in writing
and re-read it every day. Constantly renew your commitment to
yourself.

4. Knowledge of yourself

No matter what your circumstances, you need to accept that you
are responsible for your current weight. Only you can say what
passes your lips and what doesn’t. Only you decide how much or
how little you move every day. You need to understand the
reasons why you put on weight in the first place so that you can
undo those habits. You need to know your weak spots and look for
the best ways to work around them, knowing what you know about
you and your lifestyle.

5. Self-belief

You must know in your heart of hearts that you can do this, that
you can rely on yourself to follow through your commitment and
not let yourself down. Everyone can lose weight, but you must
believe it too.

6. Self confidence

You need self-confidence to keep your commitments in the face of
pressure from others, self-confidence to do new things, to try
new forms of exercise, to join a gym or a new class.
Surprisingly you also need to have self-confidence to face the
world as a slimmer person because you will attract attention and
admiring glances that you’re not used to.

7. Determination and perseverance

When the going gets difficult the successful just keep going. If
you choose the right weight loss program, one that is balanced,
and fits your life your level of fitness and circumstances and
just keep going with it, you’ll succeed. So don’t give up.

The great thing is that you can choose to have these personal
qualities and attitudes today, simply by changing the way you
speak to yourself, being more positive and acting as if you have
these characteristics already. You can choose to change your
attitude for weight loss success or you can choose to carry on
as you are. It really is up to you (and your mind) to make your
weight loss program a success!

Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small

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