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Whole Foods that Feed the Body
If I lose weight then I will be sexy and happy.
If I lose weight then I will be popular.
If I lose weight then I will meet my soul mate.
If I lose weight then I will start living my dreams.
What hefty expectations to place on a diet. What hefty expectations to place on yourself if you “succeed” on a diet.
Although this seems to be a lot of pressure you may be surprised how many women place that kind of heavy duty pressure on themselves.
You are not alone, Curvy Goddess.
You’ve tried too many diets to list but when you hear another weight loss for women method, a diet, you’re first on the bandwagon.
You’ve eaten grapefruit to the point where you can’t stand the sight of them. You’ve given up carbohydrates but still crave sugar, potatoes, and bread. Seeing that it was a losing battle, you gave up on every one after a short while.
Or you may have had some great success at losing weight but you gained it all back and then some. It gets discouraging when you go through the whole ordeal of dieting without success.
Weight loss for women; does it matter?
You wonder to yourself why should you even bother?
But you think back to what you believe the weight loss can give you…a new exciting life with all of the other things that you want in your life.
Regardless of why you want to slim down or how many times you’ve dieted in the past, if you want to succeed at losing weight once and for all, you may be better served by following the example of those who’ve achieved their goal and kept the weight off.
The following will help you get off this crazy roller coaster of self-defeat and deprivation.
Effective weight loss for women tactics for success includes these techniques:
Re-frame losing weight as a life change rather than the means to a particular end. Instead of looking at the calories and carbs on the package take a look at the ingredients if you’re going to buy packaged foods. You’re not merely losing weight; you’re making a commitment to change your eating and exercise habits so your health and life can improve.Discover real food. Think about feeding your body nutrients. Provide your body with the fuel it needs, rather than overfilling it with foods that will make it sluggish and unhealthy.Learn to work through frustrations, loss, and stress without turning to food. In many cases, those successful former constant dieters have turned to exercise as a means to release the stresses that often cause people to resort to their old eating habits.Recognize when your body is truly hungry. Discover how to recognize your body’s signals to stop eating when you’ve had enough, rather than continuing to eat until you’re stuffed.Focus on your health and fitness, instead of dieting to look good. Instead of dieting for a short term goal – getting into a bikini or looking great for a class reunion – be more concerned about how the foods you eat affect your health.Recognize proper portion sizes. I’m sure I’m not off if I say that most of us eat way too much. I know that I have to always be conscious of my portion sizes for my meals. Before serving the amount you want, serve half of what you want. That’ll get you started with re-training your body on portions.Acknowledge that you went off-track from your diet. And that is all. Don’t make it mean anything else. You’re not a loser or a failure because you had a couple of ring dings. Rather than giving up when you’ve eaten too much, decide to hop back on with the next meal.Seek and allow support from others. Getting a mentor who’s a weight loss success, joining a support group, or including a friend who is positive to hold you to your goals will help spur you on to success.Weight loss for women, using dieting as a viable method; hopefully the above methods will make this so. Re-framing “dieting” as an approach to being healthy and nixing deprivation, calorie-counting, empty calorie packaged “food”.
Until next time Curvy Goddess…Stay Strong and Stunning! So, what did you think? Agree or disagree or do you have a few more words to add? Let me know what you thought about the article. Just leave a comment in the “Leave A Comment” box below. Follow me on Twitter “Like” Me On Facebook
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Very nice post, Diane. Good reminders and well-written. I wish more writers online and off took such time to craft something worth reading.
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Hey Walter,
Thanks so much for stopping by. Your feedback means so much to me!
I agree 100 % Excellent pointers for a lifestyle change.
Thanks Kizzy for visiting the site and your feedback!
Hi Diane, I love what you’re doing here! I just visited your workout site – fabulous stuff! I’m a long way from NYC, I wish you had a video or ebook, I’d love to work with you! ~Sandy
Oh Sandy!
Thank you for your feedback. I am in the midst of creating my own products and services for CGL. My first ebook is in the works and then there will definitely be videos to come also!
Diane, let’s stay in touch, I’d love to have a look at what you’re presenting, I think it will help a lot of people! Please keep me in the loop
Alrighty. I use social network alot; Facebook and Twitter so we can connect through those two. And I just went to your site.
Really AWESOME!! I want to put together a webinar series to help connect with women more personally. Not sure where that will be on my list.