LOSE WEIGHT

LOSE WEIGHT

So you want to lose weight? Well, the choice is truly yours. To successfully reach your weight loss goals, you must consistently make the right choices to support your goals.

The Power of Good or Bad Choices
Though most people don't consciously make the choice to become or stay overweight, we do certain things to contribute to the problem, either consciously or subconsciously. Eating too many calories, eating the wrong types of foods, putting off exercise and not making our health a priority work against dieting efforts.

Each of the choices we make lead to consequences. Good choices foster positive results. Healthy habits add up over time and allow for weight loss, increased energy, decreased pain and inflammation and better self-image.

Alternatively, bad choices can cause your progress to come to a grinding halt, or worse yet, create a negative result.

Make the Right Choices for Weight Loss
You can make the right choices for your weight loss plan by accepting a positive, can-do attitude. Put a positive spin on everything and look for the silver lining.

Even for small everyday things like overdoing it on the snacks in the afternoon, it can be a lesson to eat a heartier breakfast so you won't get the munchies later in the day. If you look at it in this light, learn from the lesson, forgive yourself and move on, you will be successful. But if you dwell on the mistake and stress yourself you are likely to eat more because you are feeling bad and get into a negative spiral that is hard to break free from.

The same is true for exercise. If you choose to walk everyday and build up over time to include other activities and increase the length and intensity of your workouts, you will succeed at losing weight. You will set yourself on the right track for positive results. But if you let things get in the way or procrastinate you are making a less productive choice and will see little or no change in your weight.