| If you have gained a lot of weight or have been | | | | When it comes to burning the fat and calories, you |
| overweight your whole life, the desire to get rid of | | | | keep hearing it because it works! |
| those excess pounds is very strong and can even | | | | |
| make you feel kind of desperate. Just know that you | | | | Keep in mind that you may experience some ups and |
| are not alone - there are millions of people thinking to | | | | downs on the diet plan that you choose. Many great |
| themselves right now . . . | | | | diet plans allow you to have some cheat days, where |
| | | | | you can eat whatever you want, but you may still find |
| I'm so desperate. How do I lose weight successfully? | | | | yourself cheating a bit too often. If this should happen, |
| | | | | don't get down on yourself. You're only human, just get |
| This is a good question and unfortunately, there are | | | | back on the plan and take it day by day. |
| way too many opportunistic companies willing to take | | | | |
| advantage of your current state of mind. You are at a | | | | Reward yourself: Pay yourself a dollar for each day |
| very vulnerable point right now and you may be | | | | you stay on track, then buy yourself something nice |
| tempted to try one of the many fad diets circulating | | | | after you've reached your goal weight. |
| around the weight loss community. | | | | |
| | | | | Some people struggle with the exercise part of dieting. |
| I hope that you can hang on a little bit longer without | | | | If you should reach a point when you're scratching |
| giving in to the many false promises of quick fix weight | | | | your head and asking yourself . . . |
| loss plans and products. These will only lead you to | | | | |
| experience more disappointment (and I'm sure you've | | | | Why can't I lose weight when I exercise everyday? |
| had a lot of that already). Most successful diet plans | | | | |
| will include good food nutrition and weight loss goals | | | | Exercising can get monotonous. If you're doing the |
| that are realistic and doable. | | | | exact same type of exercise, then you need to |
| | | | | change it up a bit. One day you go walking, the next |
| Now I'm not going to lie to you and say it will be easy. | | | | day you're on the recumbent bike, the next day you lift |
| The first week or so of any diet plan is going to be the | | | | weights, the next day you do a yoga workout, etc. |
| hardest, because you are changing your eating habits. | | | | |
| And your eating habits must change because that's | | | | Your body can be a fat-burning machine, but it needs |
| what is keeping you fat and miserable. | | | | variety to stay that way. The fact is, you don't even |
| | | | | have to exercise everyday to get results. Three times |
| Decide right now that you are going to make a | | | | a week for 30 minutes is good enough. |
| commitment to yourself (you can't lose weight for | | | | |
| anybody but you), and do whatever it takes to stick to | | | | So now that you are committed to losing weight |
| a healthy eating plan and include some moderate | | | | permanently, all you need to do is choose which diet |
| exercise in your life (like walking) in order to | | | | plan is going to work for you the best. It's okay that |
| permanently drop those pounds for good. | | | | you're feeling desperate right now. You can use your |
| | | | | desperation to create a mindset that will keep you |
| No matter what anybody tells you (or tries to sell you), | | | | motivated, while you sculpt your body into the slim |
| there is simply no substitute for eating healthier and | | | | person you know you can be. |
| getting up off the couch and moving your body around. | | | | |