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Our ability to lose weight on any kind of fast weight loss diet is largely governed by our behavior and our emotions. Our behavior is caused by the emotional state we’re in, which is governed by three elements:
Focus – what we think about or visualize. Physiology – what’s going on inside and outside our body that is reflected, for example, in our posture, or feelings of fatigue. Language – what we say to our self. It is usually easier to change the trigger (the state we’re in) that causes our behavior than it is to change the behavior itself. For example, it is easier to resist buying the supersized bar of chocolate (since we’re only in that state for a moment) than it is to resist eating it once it is in the cupboard at home.

Changing one, two or all three of the elements that affect our emotional state (focus, physiology or language) and influence our choices will result in a different behavioral response.

When you start a weight loss diet, you change your point of focus. You become more consciously aware of food, measuring it and counting calories, planning your next meal, and trying to distract yourself until you can eat again. You imagine how nice it will be when the diet has finished. Perhaps you change your focus so that you visualize the effect on your thighs if you eat a chocolate bar, and this puts you off. While your focus is on losing weight, this will change your behavior. (However, once the diet is over, if your point of focus returns to where it was before, perhaps to finding comfort rather than staying slim, your old behaviors will return.)

What you eat also changes your physiology. When you change the foods you are putting into your body, you change your body chemistry and your internal physiology too. For example, you can change your behavior triggers by choosing to eat more healthily.

Complex carbohydrates (such as pasta, rice and cereals), for example, will slow your digestion, giving you a steady flow of energy, whereas eating sweets will make you feel very energetic for a short time and then trigger the craving for food again. Eating the healthy way will satisfy the hormones in your body that trigger the feelings of hunger.

You could choose to begin an exercise program in order to lose weight. Your muscles will start to build in strength and endurance, and the hormone levels in your body will change. You might feel stronger, more energetic, walk taller and hold yourself differently, so your behaviors change outwardly as well as inwardly. Regular exercise is a great way to lose weight, but unless it’s a permanent habit change, the weight will go back on.

Of the three elements that make up our emotional state, the most powerful is language. What you say to yourself, either inside your head or out loud, can completely control you. We often call the negative voice ‘the gremlin’. Without changing the way you speak to yourself, you will find it impossible to change your behavior long term.

Changing each of these elements as necessary will produce resourceful and positive states, and will enable you to develop just the behavior you want, and ditch the behavior you don’t, giving you long-term success. You also need to develop the confidence to know that you can change your response should you accidentally revert to negative behavior. The knowledge that you have conscious control over your thoughts, feelings and habits will give you the confidence to know that you are therefore also in control of your life. As with all conscious activities, once you have practiced these skills, they themselves will become very helpful habits for you.



By: Michelle Spencer

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Every person wants to look healthy and fit. Gaining weight is not a big problem but gaining too much weight is one. Loosing weight is not very difficult, with proper diet, fitness control program and patience you can lose the extra amount of weight you had gained. In order to do lose extra amount of weight you need to do following three things..

1. proper diet

2. exercise/fitness program

3. patience

Diet: in our daily food we consume lot of calories. Calories are one of the main reasons for gaining weight. Its best to have a good diet food plan which should have low amount of calories in it but is at the same time nutrition. Try eating green vegetables, fruits and grain. They have low amount of calories but have more proteins. Always try to eat in small amounts, if necessary eat three times a day but always eat in small amount. You can always search the internet for a good diet plan or ask a professional about it. Start taking quality diet and you will lose weight in no time and at the same time you will remain healthy.

Fitness program: the next thing to do is to join a fitness program. At least do exercise for half an hour everyday. This way you will burn your calories and remain fit. Joining a fitness club can help you but that will cost you more time and money. The other option is to buy a workout machine that you can use in your house. Start performing exercises in your house everyday regularly. The other option can be to go out for a walk everyday, it will help you burn your calories. Always take small amount of calories with all of the exercise, so that when your body doesn’t have any more calories to burn then it will start consuming the fat in your body.

Patience: the last and most important thing to have patience. Every person has a different body structure and a different amount of workout will affect it. Some people need more exercise to lose weight while others will require less. so don’t lose your heart very soon, it will take time but it will work.

By keeping these things in mind and following them properly will help you lose weight. Don’t thing that it’s impossible, it will require some time but you will start to lose weight in no time.



By: Hayi Mansoor

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When someone changes their diet, it does not always mean they are trying to lose weight.  When a person diets, they may be wanting to eat healthier, or actually GAIN weight, or even increase/decrease muscle mass.

The point is, depending on the person, dieting may take many forms. 

Also, a diet doesn’t mean giving up certain foods, or only eating apples and carrots all day.  It can be a simple thing as eating at a different time of day. 

So, all that being said, today I will outline a few things that can have an affect on your diet, and then you can take it any direction you would like.

1. Eggs and Bagels.  Studies show that over 200 fewer calories per day are consumed by folks who ate eggs in the morning instead of a bagel. (Saint Louis University)  This study shows that protein is more filling that carbs and therefore, one eats less the rest of the day.

2. Eat What You Like. We all know that if we don’t eat what we like, we won’t stay on that particular diet, right?  So, if you really love pasta, why not just use half the sauce as you usually do?  Why eat a double cheese burger when a single cheeseburger will do the trick? It’s not about starving yourself, it’s about making smart choices. Just keep this in mind, eat what you like, just stay within reason.

3. Sleep 8 Hours a Night.  Your body is designed to function at its best at around 8 hours of sleep a night.  Research has shown that too little or too much snoozing at night can add extra pounds. Play around with this.  Go to be a half hour earlier for about a week and see what happens.  How do you feel?  Then reverse it, go to be a half hour later.  A good night’s rest can also make you more productive the next day.  Just a thought.

4. Do Your Workouts BEFORE Lunch or Dinner. It’s no secret that after a good workout you should be some nutritious food or beverage in your system.  Why not combine a regular meal with a “workout refueling” meal?  Makes sense, right?  Also, because of just working out, you’re more aware of what you are putting in your body, so you’ll be more conscious of a good nutritious meal.

5. Be Extra Proper at the Table. When we’re at the table, we don’t always worry about manners and etiquette.  Chewing with your mouth closed and cutting up your food is almost a lost art.  Doing this makes you more aware of your table surroundings.  Make it a point to be as proper as possible.  This isn’t only good for your diet, but for social interaction as well.  



By: Andrew Poletto

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