Healthy Weight Loss

It's easy to be frustrated with extra body fat-- but it can be hard to work up the motivation to lose it. With these tips and resources you'll soon be on your way to a new life!

Instructions

1 Nothing inspires like the success of others. If you have friends who have lost weight, get them to open up to you about how they did it. If you don't have friends who have had great weight loss accomplishments, then you can look on the internet for inspiration.
2 Join the free weight loss community at Sparkpeople.com for extra support and to browse web pages of people who are succeeding at getting into shape. Do community searches to find people who share your dreams, background, interests, or challenges. They will inspire you.
3 Every day read at least one inspiration story at theweighwewere.com . This inspirational web site is devoted to success stories of people who have had significant weight loss. All safe and healthy approaches are featured. Whether you think that low carb is right for you, or you want to do a liquid meal replacement program; whether you are into Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers; whether you want to count glucose factors or fat grams, this website has success stories that will inspire you.
4 Go to the library and check out memoirs of people who have lost weight and kept it off. While you're at it, check out books about fitness and nutrition.
5 Avoid people who undermine your efforts. Being overweight is a health issue and can become as life-threatening as alcoholism. If you consume food compulsively, then avoid people who belittle your efforts or who continue in an unhealthy lifestyle. You are worth it.
6 Trade in the sweats and bag dresses for more form-fitting, tailored clothes. You're not really fooling anyone but yourself. Studies show that people who wear baggy clothes are less aware of the severity of their weight problem and tend to gain more weight. It'll be hard at first, but it's worth it.
7 Get a full-length mirror and put it in your bedroom or bathroom. Look at yourself on a regular basis. If you have been avoiding looking at yourself, then you may be hiding from the reality of how significant your weight problem is. But be sure not to berate yourself. Just be honest. Don't be cruel or brutal to yourself.
8 Start keeping a journal about yourself. It shouldn't just be a weight-loss journal, but a health journal-- a journal about what your life is like now and what it will be like when you are healthier and have more energy. Cut out pictures of what you want your life to become as you lose the weight. Are there activities that you no longer pursue because of a weight-related health condition or because of lethargy or embarrassment? Paste pictures of those activities in your journal. Then write about what it will be like to participate in them.
9 If you are a person of faith, then pray for God to help you. If you're like most of us, you could use all the help you can get.

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