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When it comes to health and weight
here are some questions to ask yourself that will make reaching your
health goals a great deal easier:
Looking at the now
What are your current eating habits?
Do you eat at desk or maybe in the
car or on the bus or in front of the tv?
What do you eat during these times?
Do you skip meals?
What do you need to change to be more
compatible with your new healthy lifestyle?
Does your home environment work with
your new plans? You my have chosen to eat mindfully and slowly but
at the moment your home is utterly chaotic, noisy, and messy - with
barely a place to sit down - let alone have a large pleasant space
to eat your meals slowly and consciously. What will you do to change
this?
How do your current habits fit with
healthy living?
Do you need advice or help from a
professional (coach, dietician, therapist etc) to get on track?
Social
Do your leisure activities involve
eating junk food? What happens if you start a diet that completely
rules out junk food? What will you do? How can you change your
habits? What healthier comfort foods can you choose? Think about it.
How many of your calories are coming
from empty calories like alcohol and sugary soft drinks? Be honest
with yourself on what you consume here!
What about eating out?
Do you eat at restaurants regularly?
Which restaurants do you go to? Will they fit with your new style of
eating? Do they offer healthier choices with your meal like salads
or vegetables instead on chips? Are you prepared to leave food on
your plate or take it home if their portions are too big? What new
choices do you need to make here?
Honesty with oneself
What lifestyle changes are you truly
prepared to make? For example, you read about a new diet in a
magazine, and it requires eating a lot more vegetables and salads.
On the surface you are busting to lose "5kgs in 2 weeks", but deep
down you know you cannot stand vegetables. Which part of you will
win out in the end? Probably the voice that says you hate
vegetables. These issues must be addressed. Using the example above;
ask questions like - Why do you hate veggies? Are you prepared to
cook more, or learn different ways of cooking? Is it the taste that
puts you off, or the texture? Maybe it’s just the time it takes to
prepare vegetables or salads that makes you hate them? Are you
prepared to step out of your comfort zone and try new things?
The influence of
family and friends
How does the lifestyle of family and
friends affect your weight loss efforts? How can you eat differently
than your friends at social functions if they are making choices you
know are not compatible with your new lifestyle?
How will you address this?
If your whole world is filled with
people who are couch potatoes - how do you plan to work against this
culture? Will they encourage you to be more active? Can you accept
the things you cannot change?
You cannot change the way other
people act and the way they speak - "oh, so you're on another diet
again are you?"... But you can choose how you will respond
inwardly and outwardly - ahead of time.
The future
Will you continue monitoring yourself
objectively?
Many people reach their ideal weight,
and then let old habits creep back in. However there are a few
warning systems in place - one is the waistband in your pants and
another your weight on the scale! Will you choose to conveniently
ignore these signs? Or will you be objective?
Getting started
Here’s the exciting bit - First: start seeing yourself NOW as the
person you will BE. If you're broke, start seeing yourself as
un-broke. If you're alone, see yourself wrapped in the warmth of a
healthy relationship. If you're heavier than you would like to be,
see yourself thin. If you have a picture of how you want to look put
it in a place were you can see it daily like the bathroom mirror or
on the fridge.
Second: Start behaving in a way that mirrors the behaviours of the
kind of person you will become. Healthy people find joy in eating
lean proteins, vegetables, fruits and salads so shift your thinking:
stop seeing healthy living as a punishment and start celebrating the
fact you are taking care of your body. Keep a journal of what you
eat, feelings, thoughts and especially accomplishments.
Third: Stay focused. There is a good chance that for a while others
will continue to see you as you are now, and that's ok. It's not
their fault. They may not be aware that you have made a decision to
change; not aware that you are making small consistent decisions
toward the person you want to become. They may not SEE those small
decisions or REALISE what they are adding up to. Stay focused on
YOU; on YOUR vision for yourself. And don't be afraid to verbalise
your desires to those around you so they can aid in your
transformation.
Fight for you future self, and celebrate every healthier
choice you make.
Kind regards
Lesley Wood
021-4182843
082 3 782 782
www.weight-masters.com
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It's not what you do once in a while; it's what you do day in and day
out that makes the difference." Jenny Craig Diet Specialist
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