Often losing weight is not good if you have little
confidence. You start enthusiastically and after that, you still get thoughts
like:
I'm not going to
succeed anyway, so I'd better stop immediately.
I don't know how
to handle it during that dinner, so it makes no sense.
I see other people
all eating delicious things that I don't like, that's not fair.
I'm tired, I don't
care, I just take that cake.
They think I am a
loser anyway because I am overweight, then I will be a weakling ...
I took licorice
today, you see, I can't do this.
Do you recognize this? Maybe good to start believing in
yourself a little more! But how do you do that?
How to maintain weight loss program
More confidence helps with maintaining your weight loss program!
That sounds logical, but how do you do that?
It is mainly about your self-image and self-worth. If you
have a lot of self-esteem, you are much more willing to take care of yourself.
Because you give yourself a healthy body.
More self-confidence when losing weight helps if you keep
thinking about this:
You know that
perfection does not exist, but you do find it nice and good for your health if
you lose some weight.
Success and
achieving a goal is almost always accompanied by "pain". You have to
do something that you may not like. Also, consider doing a study, then you are
studying on Sunday afternoon, while others can enjoy Netflix or have an
appointment with friends. Or think of a top athlete who always has to train and
hardly has a social life. We often only see the success but not the effort that
is put into it. The same applies to achieve a certain weight.
Do you already
have a nice concert or trip on the agenda in about half a year? Then consider what
you look like when you are there and weigh 10, 15, 20 pounds less? Can you keep
repeating that image? Visualize it when you go to bed and when you get up
again.
Don't feel bad if
you don't follow a diet exactly. If you do understand the intention and
generally stick to your new eating pattern, then it does not matter that you do
not follow the diet exactly. On the contrary, it helps you to maintain your new
eating pattern!
Everyone has good
and bad habits. The people who seem to be effortlessly slim are undoubtedly
struggling with other things they want to tackle and cost them a lot of effort.
Don't punish
yourself by denying you everything to ridiculously maintain your weight loss program. Occasionally give yourself something that
you really enjoy. Enjoy it and pick up your healthy eating pattern again.
Search online for
tasty, healthy recipes. You can also create a board on Pinterest with
everything you like. At Insta you can follow certain healthy foods (hashtag)
and thus gain all kinds of good inspiration.
Remember that you
have to go through the sour apple. That's just the way it is. The first two
weeks are the most difficult to maintain. Certainly from day 3 or 4. But after
two weeks you will already notice results. Not only because of your weight, but
you will have more energy and you will also see it very quickly on your face.
Other factors that do not make it easier for you to maintain your weight loss program:
If you are chronically ill or tired quickly, it is difficult
to always stand firmly in your shoes. You are more inclined to use fast food
that offers you some kind of comfort. Usually, that is not an apple ... Even if
you are not feeling well, or there is a lot of sadness, it is possible that you
feed yourself with comfort food and your self-confidence is less.
Unfortunately, this often results in a negative snowball
effect. The snacks make you feel even worse and more tired and you start
filling even more with a high-sugar or high-fat diet. As a consolation.
You are often not aware of this pattern. Very often they are
unconscious actions. You already have something in your mouth before you have
actually thought about it. To break patterns, you not only have to adjust your
eating habits, but also certain activities. Are you tired and want to use
Netflix? And is this a moment when you grab the chips? Maybe you can now knit,
crochet or draw something during Netflixing? You are going to do something that
prevents you from eating at the same time.
Do you know that tasty appetite also disappears when you
start moving? Go for a walk, iron or tidy up. Instead of bad, you feel proud
afterward because you have done much more than sitting on the couch with chips.
After that, you can have something nice. Think cucumber. Or a
sweet and sour pickle. Or apple with cinnamon from the oven.
A few more important tips if you want to lose weight:
- Make sure the meals are nutritious, so with lots of healthy nutrients. That's good for your body, that's good for you. While losing weight, you may be tempted to skip a meal, but then you catch up later in the day (I myself am also a bad morning eater, so important to me too.
- Do not choose a one-sided diet, but something that you can sustain for longer. If you love bread, do not opt for a low-carbohydrate diet, but simply reduce and eat healthier. A diet such as unemployment or losing weight with the Netherlands helps with this.
- It already helps enormously if you no longer take snacks, including soft drinks or coffee with sugar and milk in between. You can lose weight easily if you just take three good, healthy and nutritious meals a day. Then don't eat too little!
- Do not drink a sip of water occasionally, but empty a glass of water in one go. This fills more and makes you less hungry. Do this about 8 times a day.
Keep your goal in
mind. Not an unrealistic goal, but what would it mean if you lost 10 pounds? Or
20? How would you feel then? Try to avoid short-term thinking (rapid saturation/comfort)
and opt for the long-term (healthy weight, a radiant you).
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