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A Good Plan For Losing Weight

by Francis Mack

Losing weight is the intention of many people today, of all ages and classes. It’s not easy to lose weight, despite what the manufacturers of diet products would claim. And it’s more than just buying a product and “plugging in” - you must be focussed and determined. Having the right mindset is half the battle.

Without a doubt, exercise is very important, and everyone should take part regularly in an activity like walking or jogging. But the bottom line is, losing weight will require us to reduce our intake of food. We may as well be resolved to this fact at the start.

This can be a traumatic thing for many of us to do, because we get so attached to the food we enjoy, and don’t want to “let go”. What will help is, if we see this as just making a decision, and sticking to it.

I find it helpful if I can decide on a month, and to make that month a “xxxxx-free” month (replace “xxxxx” with the relevant food). This will of course be different for different people, but it will be a food that you know is just helping to put on the pounds. For me that would be potatoes, and of course it would include all potato-based foods such as chips and french fries. As the first of the month draws near, I’m aware that this food will be laid aside for the month and it’s no big deal to do it.

Sugar is always going to be a contributor to our overweight condition, and it’s in so many foods and soft drinks that it’s hard to avoid it. Our diet will be much more effective if we can exclude sugar also, and for each food item we consume, to be aware of the level of sugar it contains. But if it’s going to be too demanding, just concentrate on the main item.

And when you get to the end of the month, after completing the diet successfully, it will give you the assurance that you can control your eating. Of course, you can just repeat the process for another mont, even a year, and you can address other foods that have been a problem for you. One of the best attributes of a plan like this, is that it’s a fairly short time frame. Most of us can give up something for the space of a month. It is long enough to give us confidence for overcoming, but not long enough to be extremely difficult. What I like about it is that I can look forward to the end of the month, when, as I tell myself, I can enjoy that food once again.

Now I can still continue the diet past the end of the month, but because my immediate plans are just until the end of the month, I can handle it ” its no big deal. I can decide if I want to continue at that stage, and of course it will not be that difficult to go on ” there is a certain momentum built up over the course of the month, that I can make use of.

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