| Let's look at the effects and possible
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| | Setting a specific goal, when planning to
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| complications of obesity:
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| | lose weight, improves your chances of
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| Obesity increases the risk of developing
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| | success.
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| disease. Possible complications include:
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| | Be clear and definite with what you want
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| - Heart disease
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| | happen.
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| - High blood pressure
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| | Vague aims such as 'I'd like to be
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| - Cancer
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| | healthier' or 'I need to lose a few
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| - Diabetes
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| | kilos,' tend to produce half-hearted
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| - Gallbladder disease
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| | efforts and poor results.
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| - Breathing problems
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| | Instead, state your goal distinctly: 'I
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| - Bloating and stomach upsets
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| | want to lose 2-3 kilos this week and
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| - Varicose veins
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| | every week' or 'I will trim my waist line
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| - Severe psychological problems
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| | from 40" down to 32" by the end of the
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| In fact, according to some studies,
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| | month.'
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| almost 70 percent of heart disease cases
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| | If you need to, write it down and put it
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| in the United States are linked to excess
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| | where you will always see and read it.
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| body fat, and obese people are more than
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| | This way, you'll always be reminded of
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| twice as likely to develop high blood
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| | what you want and need to accomplish by
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| pressure.
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| | the end of the month, the week, or even
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| Obese women are at nearly twice the risk
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| | the day.
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| for developing breast cancer, and all
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| | 4. Be Realistic
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| obese people have an estimated 42 percent
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| | In establishing a definite goal, make
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| higher chance of developing colon cancer.
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| | sure that it is possible and doable -
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| Almost 80 percent of patients with Type
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| | realistic, in simpler terms.
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| 2, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes
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| | How can a goal like 'I'll lose 15 lbs in
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| mellitus are obese.
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| | just a week happen if even the most
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| The risk of medical complications,
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| | accurate weight-loss diet suggests that
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| particularly heart disease, increases
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| | you can only burn 6-7 lbs in a week?
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| when body fat is distributed around the
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| | Goals need to be sensible so that they
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| waist, especially in the abdomen. This
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| | can be achieved.
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| type of upper body fat distribution is
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| | When you set an unrealistic goal, you're
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| more common in men than in women.
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| | setting yourself up for disappointment.
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| The social and psychological problems
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| | Many people give up on their goals
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| experienced by obese people are also
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| | because they fail to base their plans on
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| challenging. Discrimination for "fat"
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| | the correct information.
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| people is most likely to occur in
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| | 5. Strategizing
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| educational institutions, employment, and
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| | After deciding on your goal, the next
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| social relationships.
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| | step is planning how to accomplish it.
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| Other psychological effects include
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| | Planning involves proper scheduling of
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| stress, nervous tension, boredom,
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| | activities throughout the whole day for a
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| frustration, lack of friends, depression,
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| | certain period of time.
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| inferiority complex, and poor
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| | These include exercises, meals, and rest.
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| self-esteem.
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| | It also includes the time these
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| Here are some action steps to take.
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| | activities should be done, the duration,
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| 1. The Proper Plan
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| | and in the case of eating meals, the food
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| Before taking actions in any problem we
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| | to be consumed.
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| encounter, there should always be a plan
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| | This way, inappropriate
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| first..
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| | spur-of-the-moments decisions can be
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| Beginning a task without planning is like
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| | avoided.
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| building a house without a blueprint or
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| | A proper and effective plan consists of
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| fighting against a basketball team
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| | quality time for performing such
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| without a team play with your teammates.
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| | activities. Give yourself enough time to
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| How can you expect a good outcome?
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| | meet your goals. For example, sleep
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| Losing weight is not at all different
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| | should be scheduled to last for around 8
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| from any other situation. It also
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| | hours a day so that you'll be able to get
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| involves taking action based on proper
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| | enough rest. Lack of sleep may cause
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| plans built on good information. The
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| | improper eating habit the next day.
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| better your plan, the more solid the
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| | Again, plans should be realistic. Include
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| information it is based on, the more
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| | only time and activities you know you can
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| satisfying your result.
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| | accomplish for a given period of time.
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| 2. Setting a Goal
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| | After preparing the plan, write it down
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| Okay, so your weight is 20% above the
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| | since you can't always keep the many
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| considered normal for your height. You
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| | details in mind. Post it in a place where
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| tend to eat more than 5 regular meals a
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| | you can always see and read it to remind
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| day. You're certain that you're
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| | you what your plans are for the day.
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| physically unfit. Now, the question is,
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| | Try your best not to skip anything in
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| what do you want to happen?
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| | your scheduled plan. Work on making it
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| Setting a goal is the first step in
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| | happen.
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| planning. Know what you want to
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| | 6. Change your mind, change your life
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| accomplish. This way, the road you are
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| | The first step to change is in your mind.
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| taking is clear. You can keep track of
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| | Once you can activate a positive
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| your journey - whether or not you are
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| | intention, the process of change begins.
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| heading in the right direction. With a
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| | If you really want something to happen,
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| goal in mind, you are always motivated to
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| | you have to say "yes" to it. Then, and
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| finish a task, or in some cases, to start
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| | only then, can you see and experience
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| doing it.
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| | ways in which you can shift your reality.
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| 3. Be Definite
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