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 hardest part of losing the weight will not come to you in the gym. Sweating will not be your demise. Your downfall will come slowly. You will be excited at first, but then the doubt will set in. Or the worry, or the time constraints. What can you do to circumvent all of these things? What is the miracle answer behind finally dropping the weight that has been holding you down too long? The answer is so simple. The road to thin just got a little less treacherous.
The one most important factor to getting to successful weight loss is this: figure out why you're doing it. Why do you want to lose weight? Yes, you want to be healthy and look great, but what is it that truly lights your fire? Think about is: envision yourself thin. What is it that you are doing, where are you going to, what are you wearing? This is your answer. Write it down on paper. Flesh it out until it is exactly the moment you are working toward.
If you desire to be healthier, more attractive, and keep up with your kids, your 'why' may be "to play softball wearing short shorts in the park." Make it as real for yourself as it is going to be. Write it down on paper somewhere. Give yourself at least ten good 'whys'. Now you have written them and they are in stone. Use these as reminders of why you are doing what you are doing and use them as motivation to continue. Is it a vacation that you desire?
An image of the small seat on European public transportation will remind you to stay on that treadmill. A Macy's clothing 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 be successful are very personal, but your 'whys' shouldn't be. Share your 'whys' with the people closest to you. Telling other about your goals will give you just one more incentive to do well.
Regardless of what it is, your answer lies within you. Your reason why will ultimately be the driving force behind all that you do in your life. In this particular instance, having your why will be the force that forces you to act (or not act) in order to achieve your goal. Your why will get you up out of bed or off the couch. It will lace your trainers. Your why will make that salad look great and the sore muscles feel victorious. Armed with your own personal secret weapon, your success is all but guaranteed. - 16004
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 hardest part of losing the weight will not come to you in the gym. Sweating will not be your demise. Your downfall will come slowly. You will be excited at first, but then the doubt will set in. Or the worry, or the time constraints. What can you do to circumvent all of these things? What is the miracle answer behind finally dropping the weight that has been holding you down too long? The answer is so simple. The road to thin just got a little less treacherous.
The one most important factor to getting to successful weight loss is this: figure out why you're doing it. Why do you want to lose weight? Yes, you want to be healthy and look great, but what is it that truly lights your fire? Think about is: envision yourself thin. What is it that you are doing, where are you going to, what are you wearing? This is your answer. Write it down on paper. Flesh it out until it is exactly the moment you are working toward.
If you desire to be healthier, more attractive, and keep up with your kids, your 'why' may be "to play softball wearing short shorts in the park." Make it as real for yourself as it is going to be. Write it down on paper somewhere. Give yourself at least ten good 'whys'. Now you have written them and they are in stone. Use these as reminders of why you are doing what you are doing and use them as motivation to continue. Is it a vacation that you desire?
An image of the small seat on European public transportation will remind you to stay on that treadmill. A Macy's clothing 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 be successful are very personal, but your 'whys' shouldn't be. Share your 'whys' with the people closest to you. Telling other about your goals will give you just one more incentive to do well.
Regardless of what it is, your answer lies within you. Your reason why will ultimately be the driving force behind all that you do in your life. In this particular instance, having your why will be the force that forces you to act (or not act) in order to achieve your goal. Your why will get you up out of bed or off the couch. It will lace your trainers. Your why will make that salad look great and the sore muscles feel victorious. Armed with your own personal secret weapon, your success is all but guaranteed. - 16004
About the Author:
This and many other articles on the subject of weight loss were written by Ms. Dorthy Weatherbush, and expert in the science and psychology of successful weight loss for women. She has reviewed the http://www.webalem.org/?p=33 and others and discusses their effectiveness and more. For more information on Medifast, visit Medifast.com.
