Understanding how weight loss can be affected by how we feel can help us improve our ability to lose weight and not recover. Although dieting and increasing the number of exercises you practice are important steps in achieving your goal, they do not always work alone.
One of the reasons people want to lose weight is to feel better physically
and mentally. However, they tend to get discouraged if the pounds do not change fast enough or if they stay in the same weight for a few weeks. Sound familiar?
You probably went there and you know what happens when you feel depressed by your progress: you eat.
What would happen if you could feel better before losing weight? This may seem difficult if you are overweight or obese for years, but it is possible. The secret is to start slowly and not to hope to completely transform your feelings overnight.
Feeling better is easier when you are not at the other end of the scale. So start when you feel reasonably well. As you improve, it will be easier to get out of your negative feelings.
Start by finding things that interest you and focus on them. This can be something quite simple. If you can not find anything that makes you feel comfortable, start with something else.
It can be a cat or a child, a walk in the park and really look at the beautiful spring flowers or the color of the leaves in autumn. This can be listening to a piece of music or singing with a CD of your favorite song or reading a good book.
There is a lot going on here. When you feel better, it is much easier to exercise and say no to chocolate. Therefore, if you can find ways to feel better, you will find it easier to follow your diet and you should exercise a little bit more. And if you focus on something else, you will be less inclined to think about food.
Try it for a while and gradually extend the periods of well-being by doing more things than you want. You will be surprised to see how this simple technique can improve weight loss.
One of the reasons people want to lose weight is to feel better physically
and mentally. However, they tend to get discouraged if the pounds do not change fast enough or if they stay in the same weight for a few weeks. Sound familiar?
You probably went there and you know what happens when you feel depressed by your progress: you eat.
What would happen if you could feel better before losing weight? This may seem difficult if you are overweight or obese for years, but it is possible. The secret is to start slowly and not to hope to completely transform your feelings overnight.
Feeling better is easier when you are not at the other end of the scale. So start when you feel reasonably well. As you improve, it will be easier to get out of your negative feelings.
Start by finding things that interest you and focus on them. This can be something quite simple. If you can not find anything that makes you feel comfortable, start with something else.
It can be a cat or a child, a walk in the park and really look at the beautiful spring flowers or the color of the leaves in autumn. This can be listening to a piece of music or singing with a CD of your favorite song or reading a good book.
There is a lot going on here. When you feel better, it is much easier to exercise and say no to chocolate. Therefore, if you can find ways to feel better, you will find it easier to follow your diet and you should exercise a little bit more. And if you focus on something else, you will be less inclined to think about food.
Try it for a while and gradually extend the periods of well-being by doing more things than you want. You will be surprised to see how this simple technique can improve weight loss.
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