Stop choosing to be overweight

You are putting your health at risk if you are obese. Start taking control of your weight now to decrease the possibility of suffering serious complications. Dr. Phil tells us what the most common weight loss pitfalls are so that we can avoid them.

1. Making excuses

What is your excuse? "I don't have time to work out? I'm too busy working?" Get real! You either get it or you don't." What is making you fat? It isn't your schedule or your willpower. Stop making excuses.

2. Letting your weight be your payoff

"People Do What Works". How is your weight working for you? What is your payoff for being overweight? Does the weight protect you by providing a barrier or is it a form of rebellion? Do you get attention from it by playing the victim or is overeating a way of getting pleasure? Accept that you have chosen to be overweight because of the payoff, and have stayed overweight by having a lifestyle that contributes to it. 

3. Dieting!

Diets don't work because dieting is not a long-term solution. If you diet to lose weight, you'll gain the weight back once you get off the diet. Remember, you behave your way to success. There are no quick fixes. Even gastric bypass surgery can only provide short-term results if your behaviour and your thinking don't change.

4. Responding to triggers

What triggers you to overeat? "You can't change what you don't acknowledge". So you need to be honest about how you are using food, and change the way you respond to your triggers.

5. Listening to internal dialogue

What is your internal dialogue saying? That you're a failure or a quitter? That you'll never lose weight? If so, you need to change these limiting beliefs because they are sabotaging your efforts. How will you change if you don't believe you can change? 

 

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