Weight Loss with NO Dieting! – The Five Mindsets for Success

Any dietary plan on the market has some portion of it that
works, but the basic principle of any good eating program, no
matter how sugarcoated, centers around calories IN- calories
OUT. Most diets are just too unrealistic for a person’s
lifestyle. Plus they don’t supply enough basic nutritional needs
for people to stay with them. Balance is the key! Attitude is
the key to keeping balance!!

Here are five mindsets to take when dealing with weight and food.

Perspectives toward food

Ask yourself, “Why do I eat?” Most will say, “I eat because I
have to.” Well, think about it. Do you? If you eat just because
you have to, then your choices will be more for taste. If you
ate with the attitude that food was fuel, then how would you
eat? You may be more likely to make a quality choice. Your
attitude toward food is very important!

Pattern of eating

Do you drive the same way to work every day? Do you go to the
same grocery store? Do you hang out with the same people most of
the time? The same thing is true with your food.

Chances are you eat at the same time, gobble up the same food
types and in most cases, you take in roughly the same amount of
food on a weekly basis? Your body gets used to eating the same
types and same amounts. As in exercise, it is really important
to incorporate a variety of foods in our daily eating to keep it
off guard, so to speak.

Pushing your buttons

Why do you think advertisements are so powerful? They spark
something inside of you and immediately you find yourself on
autopilot going to the refrigerator or the next fast food joint
to get something you don’t need. Recognize this so you can make
better choices.

Portion Control

Being aware of how much you eat at one time is very important.
Take spaghetti for example-fifteen years ago the doctors came
out and endorsed pasta as a healthy food.

While this is true, physicians didn’t explain portion control.
Even though pasta may be a good food type, an extra hundred or
two calories a few times a week adds up. Learn to push the plate
away.

Pre-Planning

This may sound like common sense, but with our busy lifestyles,
pre-planning meals in advance is far from simple. However,
pre-planning is essential.

For most of us all we can do to just keep up with the day’s
activities, much less cook in advance. It really boils down to
time management. If you have good choices in the refrigerator,
you will be more likely to eat that food. When healthy foods are
unavailable, you will go out of your way to the pantry, pizza
parlor, or fast food restaurant for immediate gratification.

In a nut shell:

In some instances what we eat, when we eat it and how much we
eat is due to a physiological reaction. However, it could be
both emotional and physiological. Eating right has a lot to do
with how you look at food, how much you eat and what you eat.
Recognize if you have eating patterns. The patterns may be
lifestyle, emotional, physically related or all the above.
Pre-planning meals and shopping ahead solves a lot of the poor
decision making. Learn to push yourself away from the table. YOU
WILL EAT TOMORROW! www.resolutions.bz

Here are my suggestions:

1. If you have excessive eating habits, they may be emotionally
related. Figure out your bad habits and counteract them.

2. Pre-plan the week, if possible. You’ll make better choices if
you have better choices from which to choose.

3. Food journal twice a month with times, types and amounts of
food eaten.

4. Snacking throughout the day helps overeating.

5. Eat until comfortable – you will eat tomorrow.

6. Eat with your opposite hand.

7. Sit while you are eating.

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