Lose Weight Permanently with the Power Pause

If strict diet and exercise routines are not for you and just
make you feel like a failure because you don’t seem to be able
to keep them up, then why not try a new approach? Start with
something you know you can do, which needs no special equipment
and which you can do anywhere. This is something which is so
powerful, so simple it will serve you all your life. I call it a
“Power Pause” because it means using a moment to regain power
over your decisions about what and when you eat.

To make the “Power Pause” part of your life ask yourself just 3
questions before you eat anything

* Am I physically hungry right now or could I wait?

* How will I feel after I have eaten this?

* Is there a better choice?

The Power Pause is a tool you can use whenever you’re faced with
food. You can use it before you buy food in a restaurant or
shop. And you can use it before you open the fridge or freezer,
before you reach into the cupboard for a snack, before you have
a second cookie. You can even use it during a meal to help you
think about whether you have eaten enough. Use it to remind
yourself to stop eating whether or not there is food left on
your plate or on the table. It simply helps you avoid eating
when you’re not hungry.

We all tend to eat food without thinking. We see food, we eat
it. We get offered food, we accept it. We pass a burger bar. We
suddenly feel “hungry”, go in and order. We anesthetize our
minds with food when we’re upset. We hardly notice the food
going in.

And eating food without needing it is the primary cause of our
weight problems. We eat and eat without thinking whether we’re
hungry right now or whether that food is the best choice we can
make for our bodies and our health. We eat without thinking
about our desire to look good on the beach this year, to do
something about our threatening health problems, to feel good
about ourselves.

But what does it take to pause for a moment before you make a
decision to put food in your mouth, to think twice before you
add those calories to your hips? A few seconds at most!
Certainly less time than you will spend regretting your bout of
over-eating.

You may not succeed in stopping yourself every time especially
at the beginning of using this tool – so don’t look for
perfection from yourself – look for progress. Keep going because
it will eventually become second nature – a habit for the rest
of your life – one which will help you stay slim forever.

Copyright 2006, Janice Elizabeth Small

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