Yo! Yo-Yo Dieters Take a Chill Pill!

     If you'd like to take a pill to lose weight - a weight loss pill - seems like there may just be one available that works, after all. And while it's been the dream of many an overweight person for as long as there have been people, it seems it just may be true after all.

Yes, there actually seems to be a pill that really does help you lose weight. Weight loss, pill. Simple equation.

But what are the real facts about taking a pill and expecting weight loss?

Well, a research study has been done that suggests you can lose about a pound a week if you take this particular weight loss pill. That doesn't sound spectacular and most dieters are looking for a faster quick fix. But consider this. If you could sustain that weight loss over a full year you'd have lost 52 pounds in weight. That's a UK 3 stone 10 pounds. That's a big weight loss by anybody's standards.

It's not really a miracle cure, but the research does show it as working. You can buy it without prescription over the counter at places like supermarkets and health food stores. It actually encourages you to eat less by making you feel fuller and slowing down how fast the food stays in your stomach.

Now, if eating less food sounds like your personal idea of hell, you should also know that this herbal pill seems to change how you think about eating - so it won't be such a big deal to you to eat less. And changing how you think about food is really one of the keys to being successful in weight loss and keeping the weight off.

What's also very interesting is that in the test done in a research study, the people who lost weight didn't actually change their diet or exercise routines. And they still lost weight. That bears thinking about for a moment.

They didn't suddenly start going to the gym for 3 hours a day and they didn't starve themselves. Doesn't that sound better than living on rabbit food? And if you want an occasional fast food meal there's really nothing to stop you. Just keep it in sensible moderation.

With Britain high in the charts for obesity it's a big problem and it's getting worse every year. Nearly a quarter of British women are clinically obese, a slightly higher percentage than for British men. That makes us officially the fattest nation in the European Union. Hardly something to celebrate.

Most experts agree that the rising tide of obesity is likely to cause future health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes and even cancers. It's something that can only really be improved one person at a time. Using a herbal weight loss pill might just do that.

And that makes changing the way you think about food an important step in staying healthy into the forseeable future. The research says that the particular herbal pill tested seems to help with changing your mindset. As any long-term successful weight loss story will record, you have to have the right mindset first in order to succeed with permanent weight loss.

Ask anyone who's very overweight and they will probably tell you that a lot of the time when they're eating, it's not actually because they're hungry. Sometimes it's out of boredom and sometimes it's loneliness, but quite often it really isn't about hunger.

So for effective weight loss it's a good idea to change the way you think about food.

The pill seems to trigger a pyschological shift in your reaction to food, by causing the stomach to empty more slowly, making you feel fuller for longer. if you don't like the idea of using weight loss pills to achieve the result, good old fashioned fibre may have a similar effect.

And for making a change in mindset there are various tools and systems available which can support you in your quest to lose weight and keep it off.

One very effective method of changing your relationship with food and eating is through hypnotherapy. The downside is the ongoing cost and the fact you usually have to travel to they hypnotherapist's office.

For people who don't want to do that there are self-help programs available that can help change how you think and react to food.

If you really want success in your weight loss it's probably worth using a couple of different tools to make sure you get the success you want. Good nutrition, sensible activity, fresh air and fresh food are all basics in the quest for weight loss. Good tools are the icing on the cake.

Just don't have too much cake!

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