You're fat! Husky, hefty, stocky, rotund, plump, portly, chubby, chunky, corpulent: fat. You can see it when you look in the mirror, when you go shopping, when you step on that scale. It may have snuck up on you one meal at a time. Maybe you have been heavy all your life. Whatever the case may be, you have determined that today is the big day. Your journey to slim begins today.
But how? There are the obvious answers. Diet, exercise, and eating right. Of course, you say. I knew you'd say that. I knew that. Everyone knows that. But really, how? What diet, which exercise? What if you fail? Well, you are going to be fat, same as now.
The most difficult part on the highway to weight loss will not be found in the gym. Nor will it be found in the sweat that drips down your face. Your down turn will come very slowly. You will begin enthusiastic and energetic, and then the wave of doubt will set in. Or maybe worry, or even time constraints. What can you do to handle all of these things? What is the miracle answer to finally being able to drop that weight that has been holding you back for so long? The answer is simple and easy. The journey to thing just got a little easier.
The single most important factor to making sure you lose weight successfully is this: determine why you're doing it. Why is it that you want to lose weight? Of course you want to be healthy and look good, but what truly sparks your desire? Think long and hard: picture yourself slim. What are you doing, where are you going, what do you have on? This is your answer. Write it down in a journal. Flesh it out until it is precisely the moment you are working toward.
If you want to be healthier, more beautiful, and keep pace with your children, you 'why' may be "to roller blade at the park with your kids wearing your new pair of hot pants." Make it real for yourself. Keep it in a journal somewhere. Write down at least 10 good 'whys'. Now that you have them written they are in stone and easily referenced. Use these as motivation to continue on your journey and as a reminder of why you are doing what you are doing. Is it a vacation that you want?
A picture of the small seats on European public transportation will remind you to keep on that treadmill. A clothes catalog in the take out menu drawer will magically remind you how to make a salad. Your weight loss journey and the motivation it takes to make it triumphant are very personal, but your whys shouldn't be. Remember to share them with them people close to you. Telling others about your goals will give you yet another reason to do well.
No matter what you 'whys' are, your answer lies within yourself. Your reasons why you want to lose weight will be ultimately the driving force behind all that you do in your life. Your 'why' will get you out of bed in the morning, or off the couch in the middle of the day. It will tie your shoes. It will make that salad look like a burger and make those sore muscles feel like a day at the spa. Armed with your own personal secret weapon, your ticket to weight loss is not far away.
Author Resource:
Dorthy Weatherbush has written many articles on the subject of diet and weight loss and is considered an expert in her field. She has written several review on the Medifast Diet and the benefits of using a meal replacement program like Medifast . She believes that they can be truly beneficial but should only be done under the care and watch of a physician.
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