Weight Loss & The 3 Things You Must Know

There is an incredible amount of information, books, programs and methods available out there for anyone attempting to lose weight. As a result, two things often occur. They are information overload and confusion. If we stop and think for a few minutes, there are 3 things that we absolutely must know before we embark on our weight loss program.

1/ The most essential step, the step that makes the other aspects of our weight loss program succeed or fail, is to make up your mind. I know, everyone and their mother writes about setting your goals.

This in and of itself does not begin to approach how important this step is. The goal to lose weight and to become physically fit has to be resolute. One must reach down deep inside and form a conviction that this is the single most important issue in our life. The secret here is to create a mindset so powerful that it over rides the already existing programming. Believe it or not, once this is accomplished, the battle is won. Every action that you take, even your missteps, will expand until your goal is achieved.

2/ Everyone is a little different. The approach that works for one person will not necessarily work for you. Here is the truth about dieting: It does not work, not in the long run. If you wish to lose weight and keep it off forever, you must change the way you eat. Changing the way that you eat is not the same as dieting. Dieting is something that you do for a fixed period of time. You can go off your diet (and feel guilty).

Changing the way that you eat is a lifestyle change. It is as it implies, you change your lifestyle, forever. Getting fat does not happen in a vacuum. It is the way that you eat and your lifestyle that allows you to become overweight.

Do your homework and change your diet. Once you make this transition the weight will come off effortlessly. Just as important, you will improve your health and the weight will stay off.

3/ You need physical activity. In order for this to work it is important to establish a regular routine. Get up in the morning and either walk, jog or ride a bicycle. Go swimming or do aerobics. Whatever it is, make a schedule and adhere to it.

The added benefit to exercising regularly is that it will improve your mood and this in turn will give you the strength to continue with your weight loss program.

That is it in a nutshell. Like anything else this takes time. In a little while, with some effort, you will gain momentum and it will become that much easier.

Kathryn Soloff is the mother of 8 children and a natural foods cook for over 30 years. She is co-publisher of http://www.natural-remedy-dot-com.com/ where she provides additional advice, tips and hard to find information on Home Fitness.

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