THE Top Weight Loss Motivation Tip for Long Term Success
If you are like me it is likely that you have tried multiple diets in your lifetime. I personally have tried at least 30 and while I did lose weight I always regained it and then some. Losing weight is a life long struggle for many of us, and we start, stop and restart more free weight loss plans, rapid weight loss diets or long term diets than we can count.
I lost 50 pounds and have kept it off for 2 years and I used the Atkins diet plan. It works well for me as I feel better while doing it and I finally got to kick that pesky sugar habit. Eating healthy carbs and lean proteins is the core of the Atkins diet, but what I have finally realized after all my ears of yo-yo dieting is that my mindset has changed significantly. In the end it is always our mindset that fuels long-term success, and it is what motivated me and facilitated keeping my weight off for 2 years.
For many cutting calories is the way to go, and with calorie shifting diets that focus on activity levels you too can achieve the weight loss you desire.
Many people spend too much time focusing on the weight loss plan instead of looking toward the actual motivation and attitude toward our weight loss and those behaviors that cause defeat. Denial is so very common for dieters and it is always our biggest problem in permanent and long term weight loss success.
I realized that the reason I could never succeed at long term weight loss is because somehow denial always crept back in and I slowly began eating unhealthy foods and in unhealthy ways again, only to look in the mirror a few months later and say what happened?
The same as with weight loss, weight gain creeps back on over time, and so it is not something that is noticed right away. But we start with cheating a few times a week and then slowly we go back to eating they way were before the weight loss plan. This time things are different for me as I realized that I have to be constantly vigilant on a daily basis and never forget where I came from. It is crucial to keep denial at bay, and the only way to do this is to address those issues before they become a problem.
It is of course, only in retrospect that we can see how we failed and how denial played a role in our weight loss failure. So it is important to look back at all those times when we failed at losing weight for the long term and use them to our advantage now.
I wrote down all the details the last time I lost and regained the weight. I wrote down a detailed synopsis of what happened, how I felt, the steps that took me off the diet as well as the steps that brought the weight back. I noted my thought processes and how those nagging denials were allowed to creep back in. Take your time and write down as many details as you can. Keep it close and keep reviewing it, keep the motivation fresh in your mind. It is also helpful to write down your achievements in the current weight loss, note how good you feel, the perks and benefits.
Awareness and acceptance are the best counter agents for denial and being aware of your own self defeating thought process and behaviors are the best way to counter act failure and the best weight loss tip you can get.
I think doing this has really helped me to succeed this time, and allows me to recognize when my patterns are interfering with my current goals. I for one am sick and tired of being on the yo-yo diet train, I feel fantastic about my weight loss and I want to keep it off forever and live a healthier life, don’t you?
