Three Powerful Techniques to Help You Achieve Your Weight Loss

     Three Powerful Techniques to Help You Achieve Your Weight Loss

Start with these three simple but powerful techniques and you'll be well on your way to weight loss success!

1. Set small targets: Many people are unable to achieve their weight loss targets because they always aim too high. There is nothing wrong with thinking big, but don't make your targets so high that they become overwhelming and intimidating to you! Don't push your weight loss goals so far that you feel tempted to quit your weight loss program altogether! Start slowly and you will see how easy it can be to shed those obstinate pounds!

You know that you will need to make large lifestyle changes in order to lose weight successfully - keep in mind that you cannot make these changes overnight! For example, if today I advise you to avoid eating junk foods altogether, will you be able to follow my advice? You will probably try hard for a day or two, and by doing that, you will be all the more tempted to take a bite of your favorite fatty foods. As a result, you could well end up gaining pounds rather than losing them! What a wasted effort!

Here is an easier way to do it: instead of trying to cut down on your junk food intake in one go, try to replace one junk food with one good food. Do you eat butter? Well, replace that with low fat spread. Next day, replace burgers with raw carrots. If you eat white bread, replace that with wholegrain wheat bread.

You won't be able to accomplish all of these changes overnight, but you will be able to reach your target if you do it slowly, bit by bit. Eventually you will realize that you have completely replaced your bad foods with the healthy foods, but without going through any stress or temptation!

2. Replace bad habits with good ones: Remember that you gained weight because of certain bad habits. Ideally you should break those habits in order to lose weight, but I know that breaking an old habit can be easier said than done. What you can do instead is modify your bad habit enough so that it becomes a good and healthy habit.

If you are like most people, you have a habit of snacking in the afternoon. Instead of trying to break your afternoon snacking habit, try to replace the snack itself. If you eat chocolate, cakes and cookies as snacks, replace them with low-fat yoghurt and raw fruit.

3. Get rid of temptations: Unless you learn to control your temptations, you won't be able to lose weight successfully. One overwhelming temptation most people suffer from is food - whenever you are tempted to eat, do something that will distract you from the thought of food. You can do anything such as dancing, driving, walking around the house, doing some sit-ups, or drinking a glass of water. All of these things will help keep you away from the continuous food cravings!

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