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Change Your Mindset and Lose Weight on Your Terms

June 9, 2020 by Alison Leave a Comment

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If you are trying to lose weight, you certainly are not alone. Research shows that one-third of Americans follow a diet or eating plan to try and drop the pounds. For many people, the new year signals a time of change, and January often begins with a conscious effort to eat better and exercise more to make this the year that they lose weight. However, by the time February arrives, most people have fallen back into their old eating habits, and so the cycle continues year after year.

If you have been taking an all or nothing approach to your weight loss with little success, then changing your mindset could be the solution. 

Ditch the Diet

Ditching the diet may sound counter-intuitive when you are trying to lose weight. But, saying goodbye to yo-yo dieting is key to losing weight in the long term. Many yo-yo dieters find that after initially losing weight, the weight that they end up putting on once they stop dieting is more than they lost in the first place. Breaking free of this cycle is vital to help your body reach a healthy weight and to maintain this weight in the future.

Nourish Yourself

Changing your relationship with food is crucial when you want to achieve lasting results from your weight loss. It is helpful to explore your relationship with food, establish how you eat and why you make certain food choices. Letting go of the idea that foods are either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ is also essential for successful weight loss.

Reconnecting with what you put into your body is a great way to take ownership of your eating habits and understand your body’s needs. You may decide to include supplements in your diet, such as those available at Steelsupplements.com. Reading up on nutrition is a great idea, as this helps you to get back to the basics of healthy eating and develop an understanding of the best ways to nourish your body, and lose weight. 

Positive Changes

There is no doubt that being on a diet and forcing yourself to exercise can feel like a punishment. It can make you feel like you are punishing yourself for the foods that you have eaten in the past, and as though you are telling yourself that you cannot be trusted to make your own food choices. Having your freedom to eat whatever you like taken away from you can make you crave all those forbidden foods more than ever.

The knowledge that you have the freedom to choose to eat whatever you fancy, and not because a diet plan told you to eat it is powerful. Likewise, exercising because you love the way it makes you feel afterward, rather than because you feel that you should, will bring a positive change to your mindset. Seeing your food and exercise choices as a positive way to improve your health and well-being will help put you in control of your weight loss journey and help you succeed.

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