Permanent weight loss
Are you seeking
permanent weight loss?
If you ask most dieters
whether they are seeking permanent weight loss or temporary
weight loss the answer will inevitably be "permanent!" How
does one achieve permanent weight loss? Is it by following a
fad diet for a year and losing our goal weight and then
returning to our old eating habits and lifestyle? Do we gain
permanent weight loss by exercising for a year and then
returning to our old lifestyle? Is what you are doing
working for you right now?
I think instinctively we
know the answers to the above questions but the latest
advertisements make a certain diet look so simple and the
latest exercise gadget so easy! Please don't misunderstand –
There are fantastic diets and exercise programs on the
market that stress a healthy lifestyle. I fully support many
of them. The purpose of this article is to hopefully uncover
some illusions we may be living under thinking that
permanent weight loss is any thing other than a total
lifestyle change.
When some people think
about a permanent lifestyle change the thought comes to mind
of seeing themselves eating bean sprouts and running
marathons every day. They frame it in their mind as a
grueling miserable lifestyle. In reality it is a lifestyle
where you enjoy delicious, healthy foods in moderation and
feel vibrant and alive from physical activity.
When choosing your
weight loss diet please consider whether it is encouraging
you to live a healthy lifestyle by changing long term
destructive habits or if it is encouraging you to adopt a
certain lifestyle for a short period and then return to your
old way of living.
