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How to Lose Weight – Dieting and Exercising Aren’t Enough – You Must Change the Way you Think
Posted by Jackie Trottmann in The Freedom to Eat on February 1st, 2010
Motivation, hard work and determination with dieting and exercising aren’t enough. You must change the way you think.
I don’t know what the statistic is for people wanting to lose weight to be healthier. I know that my motivation was never to be healthier; it was only to be thin. My thinking was, “If I could only be thin, I would be happy.”
Most of the time I dieted for the following reasons:
- It was my annual New Year’s resolution
- I was attending an upcoming reunion, wedding or party that I was invited to
- And always – the start of swim suit season or a vacation that would involve wearing a swimsuit
Notice none of these reasons were to feel better and be healthier. Also, none of these reasons involved a long-term goal. It was always a short-term fix.
I would reach a certain weight and my self-loathing would drive me to take some drastic action in the form of the latest diet, supplement, you name it – I tried it.
One motivation technique I used to lose weight was Read the rest of this entry »
Why do 95% of Dieters Gain Back their Weight? – Because they Still See a Fat Person Looking Back in the Mirror
Posted by Jackie Trottmann in The Freedom to Eat on January 29th, 2010
This is the first post in a series of posts for all of you out there that have fallen off the wagon of losing weight as a New Year’s resolution. No, you can’t forget about it and make it next year’s resolution. Nice try. Been there – done that.
If dieting were an Olympic sport, I would have won more gold medals than Michael Phelps.
I lost weight using every diet fad or weight loss program I signed up for. I also gained back every pound and more. When people ask me how much weight I’ve lost, I’ll tell them, “1,247 pounds – the same 20.”
I wasn’t alone and neither are you. Statistics show that 95% of people gain all of their weight back. The New England Journal of medicine states that most people gain one-third of their weight back in the first year and all of their weight back within three to five years.
These odds are pretty daunting, that only 5% of people lose their weight and keep it off. But losing weight and keeping it off is tricky. It’s not just about calories in and calories out. Diets do work in slimming down. I’m living proof of that. I was an extremely successful dieter.
It wasn’t until I changed my thinking that I was able to graduate from a loser to a winner. It wasn’t until I understood why I used food and why I ate too much, that I was able to change my behavior to get the ultimate results I always wanted and end my struggle with weight forever. To be continued…..
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