| Copyright (c) 2008 Writer fill | | | | perhaps after you've struggled with the chores |
| Lots of people want to diet. Some of them want | | | | around the house? Make a note of anything which |
| to lose weight, others want to get healthier. For | | | | you spot - and patterns of behavior relating to |
| many it's a combination of both. Yet, with all the | | | | those unhealthy things which you desire to eat. |
| research into dieting and the various diet plans on | | | | The first step to a real solution is knowing the |
| offer to consumers many people struggle to lose | | | | enemy (and that enemy is the craving within |
| weight permanently. Often people stick to a diet | | | | you). |
| for 30 days but soon their old habits creep back | | | | One thing which really helps you to make a |
| in and the progress is lost. That's because the real | | | | permanent change to your diet is having a really |
| enemy isn't the food, it's yourself. | | | | powerful reason for doing so firmly in mind. |
| Going on a diet is only covering over the problem. | | | | Long-term aims are the best motivator. Looking |
| If you want to solve the problem, you have to | | | | to lose weight in time for the Christmas parties is |
| address its root or cause. In this case, the real | | | | only a temporary aim and won't help you carry |
| enemy is your craving. It's those bad habits that | | | | through your convictions. |
| take over once you've been dieting for a month | | | | The limbic system in the brain is what controls |
| that cause the problem. The diet works for a | | | | your cravings. This part of the brain really doesn't |
| while, but then you start to eat the odd snack | | | | like being told what to do, so it requires a massive |
| here, or the odd treat there. You think it'll be | | | | amount of work to overcome it, but it can be |
| alright because you've lost the weight and you've | | | | done. Learning how to deal with your brain in this |
| managed to stick to the plan so far. But then with | | | | way is a change in your consciousness and can be |
| each extra snack you eat you slowly lose all that | | | | useful for all kinds of reasons as well as simply |
| progress made after eating to strict rules for the | | | | controlling what you eat. |
| last month. | | | | You have to change the way you eat with full |
| Be totally and utterly honest with yourself when | | | | attentiveness. Make notes of every successful |
| trying to identify your cravings. The only way to | | | | aspect of your eating each day such as "I chose |
| successfully change the way you eat is to start | | | | to eat a salad instead of a burger". Record your |
| at the root. | | | | progress and be strong. Use your successes as a |
| Pay attention to what you want to eat and when | | | | motivation and you can quickly learn to overcome |
| you want to eat it. Do you like eating sugary | | | | your cravings giving you the strength you need |
| things, or things with a high fat content? Do you | | | | to keep weight off permanently. |
| usually crave them at certain times of day or | | | | |