What Will You Gain When You Lose or Why You Need to Keep Remembering the Benefits of Weight Loss

By Valerie Mills

Recently, the author saw a TV commercial for a breakfast cereal the manufacturer claims will help people lose weight. The words on the screen at the end of the commercial were "What Will You Gain When You Lose?".
It's one of those slogans that makes you sit up and take notice (like the sneaker maker's "Just Do It."). Achieving your weight loss goals depends in part on how you believe you will benefit from the effort.

What Will YOU Gain What You Lose?
The benefits gained will be different from person to person. The first step in your weight loss journey is to list what you will gain when you lose.
Whatever your benefits list looks like, you should review it daily as you pursue your weight reduction goals. Keep your gains in mind as if they have already manifested in reality.
Here's a list of eight benefits of losing weight:

1. Look better.
2. Feel better (have more energy).
3. Increased flexibility.
4. Fit in "skinny" clothes.
5. Able to fit comfortably in stadium and airplane seats. (A few weeks ago, the author went to a rock concert in a nearby casino arena. Overweight people seemed to have problems fitting in the seats. It was sad to watch.)
6. Reduced (or no) dependence on medication for high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol.
7. Increased life span.
8. Increased mobility and physical endurance.

Your list might contain other items; for example, parents and grandparents want to participate in activities with children and grandchildren.

The Most Important Component of Weight Loss
Many people believe that they can get thin by sheer willpower - by following a strict diet and/or exercising endlessly. The reality is that willpower is just not enough. Witness the number of weight loss wannabes whose body weight moves up and down depending on what trendy diet they are on at the moment.
Changing your body image through mind power is the most important component of weight loss. The point - this list becomes an important tool, especially when you attach a picture and a strong emotion to each item on the list.
Break the cycle of yo-yo dieting. Approach losing weight as a journey that requires a particular mindset. Reach your goals without outside help but with the inner conviction that you are a slimmer, healthier you. The cereal manufacturer was on to something big (regardless of the product being promoted) that can address individual resistance and built a thinner YOU.

The Simplest Question
The author invests time and energy into helping people lose weight by addressing the diabesity epidemic (there were many, many seriously overweight people in the casino arena mentioned above).

5 Easy Ways to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

  

 
Bonnie R Giller
Posted Bonnie R Giller
The holiday season is here and if you are worried that you will gain weight , as in previous years , I assure you , it does not have to be this way . Holiday weight gain often comes from eating mindless eating faster, without even tasting the food, eat without thinking catnaps before dinner or have that second piece of pecan pie , because they felt under pressure from the host. Conversely, when you eat mindfully , you are more aware of their eating habits and sensations you feel when you eat , such as taste , texture and aroma of food.

Here are 5 simple ways to get started .

- Slow down. Are you the first to finish their meal or last? Before you start eating , think about how you will proceed to eat their food . Consciously decide that it will slow down, and allow at least 20-30 minutes to eat. Take time to enjoy the food you eat.

- Sit at the table. Eating while standing in front of the refrigerator, buffet table or walking around their care and decrease satisfaction with the food . Instead , the intention to sit while eating , even on a holiday buffet . Fill your plate with good food and find a table to sit . Friends and family to meet you and you can enjoy good conversation and be more conscious of what you eat .
 - Enjoy your food. Focus on every piece of food you put in your mouth. Discover the taste, texture , flavors and aromas of the food. It is sweet , salty, crunchy or soft acid ? Like, dislike , or just right? If you are not completely satisfied, not end .

- Being in the moment. Do you have when you eat ? Make sure to turn off the television, avoid reading or talking on the phone while eating . These activities are carried away from mindfulness eating.

-Put the fork periodically throughout the meal. Look what he did with his cover during the meal. Stand in your hand? Is preparing for the next bite of food on fork chew what is in your mouth? When you give attention to the next bite , you can not be aware and completely miss the food you eat. Instead of enjoying food in the mouth, focusing on issues beyond the present. So this year , put your fork while you are chewing and give full attention to food in the mouth. When you finish this bite , pick up the fork and take another .

These 5 easy to start you on your way to the conscious power and help prevent unwanted weight gain . Steps holiday