... To Keep Up with your Weight Loss Resolution ...
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Strengthen your resolve by
deciding why weight loss is important to you.
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Know your weaknesses. Keep
yourself out of temptation's way when possible.
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Learn to recognize which
emotions trigger your worst food habits. Find other ways of dealing with
these emotions.
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If simple boredom is the
culprit, seek out fun, constructive activities. This makes it less likely
you'll overeat to fill the vacuum in your life.
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When you make a mistake,
acknowledge it and move on. Everyone stumbles once in a while, but the
successful person refuses to stay down for long.
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Set specific, measurable,
realistic goals. A small goal you can meet is better than a bigger one that
makes you anxious and sets you up for failure. And in time, all those small
achievements will add up to a big improvement.
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Focus on performance, not
outcome. You can control whether or not you finish a 2-mile race; you can't
control whether a faster walker or runner happens to beat you to the finish
line.
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Favor positive over negative
goals. Positive goals tell us what to do. Negative goals tell us what to
avoid. It's best to focus on alternatives that give you pleasure and help
you move forward.
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Set priorities. You have a
limited amount of discretionary time each day. Spend it on things that
really matter in the long run-like your health.
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Set priorities. You have a
limited amount of discretionary time each day. Spend it on things that
really matter in the long run-like your health.
In the end, successful weight loss and maintenance is so much more than a
spur-of-the-moment decision. It requires a change in lifestyle.
Sure, the decision to change may have been impulsive, spurred by that New
Year's Eve spirit of reform. But carrying through on that spirit requires new
ways of thinking and acting. By following these ten tips, you're on the right
road-the road to living your resolution.
Courtesy of TOPS Club, Inc., the oldest non-profit,
non-commercial weight_loss support group (founded in 1948), with over 240,000
members worldwide/1-800-932-8677/ www.tops.org
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