Be The Weight You Want | Weight Loss Journey

If you noticed, I have some links on the right side for some diet programs and diet helps that do work. I have found that the different diet programs offer different services to us, the dieter.  We have certain problems in our life that make it hard for us to lose weight or maintain our weight.

1. Time Constraints. There are so many things to do in our society – school, work, church, family, friends, shopping, cleaning, errands, doctor appointments, travel, computer research and socializing, etc, not to mention TV. Who has time to eat? I find myself going through a drive through grabbing a hamburger or chicken sandwich. Fat Fat Fat.

2. Lack of Activity. So many activities take time and energy. We sit at the computer, sit at the TV, sit at the ball game, sit at the movie, sit at the cafe, sit in the car driving, etc. And then we are too tired to get up and ‘exercise.’

3. Emotional eating. Many of us use food to comfort us or to distract us from unpleasant things.

4. Self-image, self-confidence. Do any of you find yourself constantly saying unkind things to yourself? This self-talk only eats away at self-image and self-confidence. Then, to prove yourself right, you binge?

5. Proportions – Self-control is another problem. We may eat the right foods, but eat too much. This again can be for comfort or distraction, or be a habit. Enjoying socializing with friends by going out to eat can give us illusion that just going out and eating does the same. Most restaurants will serve about twice the amount of food that we actually need. Or if we cook, we pile what we like on the plate.  We need portion control.

So, diets in and of themselves may work, but unless we change many facets in our lives, the weight maintenance will be harder than the weight loss. Mental attitude towards ourselves and food, activity level, type of food we eat, amount of food we eat, and CALORIES (that dirty word) we eat all have to be taken into consideration for our DIET.

And what is Diet again? It is the food we eat – whatever it is that we eat.

What problems do you encounter losing weight or maintaining it? Leave a comment.