Ever wondered why all those diets you tried never worked to help you lose weight for good? Perhaps that's because they never fit with your lifestyle, personality, or unique weight loss issue. For instance, if you are someone who habitually overeats, a diet is not the answer.
For someone whose lifestyle is fast paced, daily weighing out diet food is not going to work. And as far as exercising goes, I am sure most of us who have tried to lose weight often have bought at least one piece of exercise equipment that we used once and then collected dust while we just passed it daily...
the reason this occurs so often is because we chose the wrong exercise program for our lifestyle and/or personality. Because we didn't know better, and not many diet/exercise companies were willing to teach us.
It's time to address your weight loss problem and lose weight - your way.
Perhaps you have only a few pounds to lose and that is why you are reading this, and I applaud you for taking action fast and for being serious about losing those few pounds before there is a possibility of them escalating and becoming a real problem.
But perhaps you, like me, have battled with a weight issue for a long time and have almost given in to despair because nothing seems to work.
Being overweight is a tricky thing because let's face it, most of the time its only because food is so attractive to us that we either desire junk food, or overeat because it tastes so good. It is only a very small minority who suffer with being overweight due to medical circumstances, even if this is often used as an excuse for being overweight.
An alcoholic can decide to quit alcohol and knows he or she can never touch it again or there is a strong possibility that it will come to dominate their life once more. But with a food addict, you can't avoid food because you need to eat to survive! This is why losing weight proves so difficult for many people who are addicted to food.
If you're a druggie, or an alcoholic, there are many resources available to help you with your addiction. Overeating, or wanting too much junk food, is also an addiction. It's a painful addiction, and it's evident for all to see by the size of the person who is addicted to food.
In order to lose weight for good, you will need to do introspection to determine which weight loss program is going to work for you, because if you choose the wrong one, you will fail and blame the diet. It's not that the diets don't work - they do. But if it's not the right one for YOU, you can be sure it will not be maintained.
In a nutshell, the first step is to understand the reason you put on weight in the first place. Once you understand this, you need to ascertain why you continue to be overweight - and basically, these are the reasons:
- Lack of awareness of nutrition and the benefits of exercise
- Lack of self-esteem which keeps you from exercising and/or eating well
- You don't have time to prepare nutritious food
- You have an eating disorder
- You have a genuine medical issue
- You are on medication which has a side effect of weight gain
Once you have ascertained why you remain overweight, you need to find the right diet and exercise plan which caters to this reason.
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