Mental Planning for Weight Loss

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Mental Planning for Weight Loss
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• Millions of people struggle with being overweight
  and obese. Whether its your first time
  attempting to lose weight or your hundredth crash
  diet, the stress of trying to change your
  lifestyle for the better can be incredibly
  taxing. Some of this anguish can be directly
  linked to the physical discomfort when starting
  an exercise regime or hunger pains that start
  with changing your eating habits. The majority of
  the struggle can also be associated with the
  mental torment one feels when facing the daunting
  reality of a healthy diet coupled with regular
  exercise. Some of this is inevitable, and must be
  taken in stride if one wishes to see long-term
  results. Some of it can also be completely
  avoided if the proper mental planning takes place
  beforehand.

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• Be Clear-Eyed in Your Goals
• Creating the right frame of mind starts with
  attitude. Knowing precisely why you want to lose
  weight whether it be for health reasons like high
  cholesterol or diabetes, or maybe you simply want
  to look and feel better overall. Lugging around
  extra weight is tiring. Your back and knees
  suffer from prolonged standing or walking and
  your stamina is greatly diminished. Whatever your
  reasons, get excited to start the journey. Buy a
  calendar, mark your exercise days, and set a
  realistic goal for the end of each month to
  manage expectations.

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• Prepare a Shopping List
• Once youre mentally committed, its time to put
  that commitment to test with a diet plan.
  Everyone knows the cornerstone of any healthy
  lifestyle is eating the right food with the right
  portion size. Different diets work for different
  people, so regardless of which one you choose it
  needs to meet your base nutritional requirements
  and be something you can stick to long term.
  Fundamentally if you cut down carbs, and sugars,
  and increase your fruit and vegetable intake, you
  are taking an important step in the right
  direction.   

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• Motivate Yourself With Rewards
• Once you have a diet planned and exercise regime
  in place dont forget to incentivize your effort.
  For every hard-earned goal you reach, give
  yourself a reward, it should be something small
  and no, not a slice of cake from your favorite
  bakery. If youve made it this far dont muck it
  up with a lapse in diet discipline and fall into
  old patterns. Go to a movie, get a massage, buy
  some new clothes, and write it down afterwards
  with the rest of your plan.

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• Conclusion
• The first step in planning a weight loss regime
  is preparing yourself mentally. With the right
  planning and goal setting, your dieting and
  exercise will pay off in the long run!
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