Are You Ready To Lose Weight? (2)

10 Questions You Must Ask Yourself!

(Questions 5 – 10)

6. Are you committed to your weight loss goals?

To lose weight you need to be prepared. Plan your meals. Planning keeps you on track by knowing what and when you will eat. You need to know what you want your final results to be …

Do you want to be a size 10?

Do you want to fit into that special outfit again?

Bottom line is you have to plan to succeed and work the plan. Be patient and know that it will take time to achieve your weight loss goals. Experts agree that it is best to lose one to two pounds per week.

7. Are you willing to explore emotional issues that trigger overeating?

Do you eat when you’re bored? Angry? Sad? Happy? Stressed?

Do you find yourself mindlessly eating while watching TV?

Mindlessly eating – tasting food while you’re cooking?

Tto lose weight you will need to overcome these barriers.

Experts believe that 75% of overeating is caused because of emotions. We learned this behavior.

When we were small and scraped our knee, our mom usually would give us a kiss & maybe a cookie to make us “feel better’. We have erroneously associated food with feeling good.

The good news is that we can learn new improved behaviors if we choose to. Identify what causes you to overeat. When you know what triggers you to overeat, you will be able to replace eating food with an alternative behavior and begin to lose weight.

Instead of using food to feed your emotions try one of the following alternatives:

Take a bubble bath
Take a short walk
Listen to your favorite music
Listen to a self-hypnotic tape
Talk to a friend on the phone
Read a book
Meditate
Exercise to your favorite video
Get busy – clean your house, iron, wash your car, tend to your garden

8. Are you willing to increase your physical activity?

Let’s face it we all need to be more active then we are. You don’t need to join a gym or set up a rigorous exercise program. You just need to add more physical activity in your life.
Remember to lose weight you must consume fewer calories and exercise more.

Some easy ways to add exercise into your life …

Take a daily walk with your loved ones before or after dinner
Go outside and play ball with your children
Take dancing lessons
Park as far away as possible and walk rest of the way
Take the stairs instead of the elevator
Take up a new sport, tennis, volleyball, basketball etc …

9. Are you determined to Succeed?

You need to be willing to do whatever it takes to lose weight. We are all individuals, this will be different things for each one of us.

Some of you may need professional counseling.

For others determination may be all that’s needed. Only you can answer this question for yourself.

Make a contract with yourself. Sign it . Read it as often as necessary for you to stay focused on the final outcome.

Picture yourself at your desired weight. Keep that mental picture in your mind as often as possible.

Keeping records of what and when you eat increase your chance of success. Most online weight loss sites have convenient trackers you can use online.

When you truly decide to lose weight, you’ll be surprised at how easy it really can be.

10. Do you have a support team?

It’s extremely important that you have support while losing weight. You may need someone to talk to when that bag of chips is screaming “eat me”. Have someone on speed dial that you can call.

An online support team works just as well. It’s been proven that online support can be just as effective as group meetings. Best part of online support is you can find somebody online 24/7. Any good weight loss site, will offer support forums.

Now you know if you are mentally ready to lose weight. If you are, be sure to get a physical. Consult with your physician before beginning any weight loss or exercise program.

NOTE: If you have any eating disorders such as binging, purging or starving yourself, you need to consult with a professional.

Lose Weight and Feel Great!!

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