Mark Harris
There are tons of things we can do to improve our health and help ourselves lose weight, but simply don't. We convince ourselves that we'll start tomorrow, the weekend, the first of the month, or... But we never do. And after we've been doing this regularly, we find it easier to keep our bad habits going. It's like, just because we have good intentions for the future, our actions now are justified. And this carries over into all we do, not just our health. This is what we need to change.
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List everything you want to accomplish with your health in the next six months. Visualizing it makes it seem more real, and therefore more attainable. A word of caution though! Don't list things that you know you won't be able to do - like drop 50 lbs in the next six to nine months.
It can be as small as walking 10 minutes everyday or switching from a regular latte to non-fat latte. But make sure it's achievable, and something you actually want to change.
A week or two would be best, that way its long enough that your body has time to adjust and not freak-out, and its short enough that you don't get bored and slip back into the bad habits. If it's walking, then make it a goal to walk 10 minutes everyday for two weeks. Or if its reducing soda consumption, then start by subbing something else for soda in morning.
Again, visualizing these goals makes them more real. Also, by keeping calenders and diaries we can actually track our progress and become more motivated by it.
Follow through is the most important part. If we don't stick it out till the end, we'll never see results.
When it comes to losing weight, diets have been a staple weight loss tool that has helped billions of women lose the extra weight. However, the problem with diets is that not all diets are effective, and not all diets will work for every person.
