How To Lose Weight Fast - Are You Really Ready?

August 11th, 2008 by admin

One of the most common questions I hear is “I want to learn how to loose weight fast, will this diet work”. Well the answer is quite simply that most diets do actually work. However the real question is will this diet work for YOU?

As much as I would love to be able to say, yes that looks like a really good diet, well balanced and sound in its nutritional values, THAT WILL DEFINITELY WORK FOR YOU, I just can’t do that! At least not unless I have a very good idea of who you are, what your likes and dislikes are, and how committed you are to achieving your weight loss goals.

You see it is not really about the diet, the credentials of your personal trainer or any other external influence you may have in your attemtps to lose weight fast. In fact it is entirely about YOU and your state of readiness to go though the process.

It is really very easy for me to show you how to lose weight fast, and then to show you how to keep it off. It is also very easy for me to walk a horse down to the dam and say, here you look thirsty have a drink.

I can even go through a motivational process with you and get you all hyped up about how my programs are sure to have you losing weight in no time. I can also yell at my horse, pull on its reins or try and sweet talk her into taking a drink.

But ultimately if you are not really ready to embrace the process, or my horse does not want a drink, then sadly I am going to fail in both endeavours.

I have no problem with that because I know it is not my fault, I also know that if I keep presenting water to my horse she will drink when she is good and ready. Her life is not that complicated, she does not have too many other distractions that will keep her from satisfying her basic needs.

You on the other hand are a whole different kettle of fish. As a human being you have been given the most superior brains in the animal kingdom (that we know of anyway), this is both a blessing and a curse. You see most other living things just do what they are programed to do. They don’t have a choice and they don’t know any different. Their brain is not sufficiently well developed to “think”.

Our ability to think, create and solve problems is awesome as we continue to strive for a better life, we build a whole bunch of creature comforts and develope our communities.

The down side is that we also possess an ability to form habits and in many cases addictions. Very often it is a very fine line between the two. We also have the ability to have an opinion, and to influence others with our thoughts and opinions.

Corporations are well aware of this, and spend billions of dollars every year on advertising and promoting why you should use or consume their products. No matter which way you look, advertising is being put in front of you. And it is being put there to influence you to spend your cash with the advertiser.

I am sure I am not telling you anything you don’t alreay know, however if you have not considered how you are going to deal with all those temptations, then It may be a good idea to devise a plan now.

Fast food outlets are one of the biggest contributers to our growing waste lines. There are many ways to deal with the enourmous quantities of these stores that are on just about every other corner. The best advice I can give is to make sure your strategy suits your personality.

If you are easily tempted, then choosing to commit to still going to your favourite fas food outlet BUT buying their “low fat” options may not be a good idea. Completly avoiding it would be a much better idea.

Some of the other things you need to address to put your mind in the right frame to accept the changes you are about to impose on your body are;

Understanding the REAL reason why you want to Loose weight.
Understanding not only what your eating habits are, but how they came about
Accepting or at least acknowledging that change is the only solution.
Understanding that any change that does not look at who you are and what your
individual likes and dislikes are, Is likely to end in failure. Don’t go on a cabbage diet if you hate cabbage!

You can check these out in more detail at “how to Lose weight fast - Mind Set”

Godd luck and remember; persistance pays off so get over it and get on with it!

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