| Think of losing weight in terms of starting to play | | | | aspirations happen, rather than talking yourself |
| a musical instrument or learning to type. You need | | | | into failure. That way, you'll be set for success! |
| to master a set of skills for weight control, | | | | Eating healthily can help you control your weight - |
| including setting realistic goals, choosing and | | | | it's not a quick fix diet, but rather it will encourage |
| preparing the right foods (you may have to learn | | | | natural weight loss by showing you the healthiest |
| new ways of cooking), and maintaining your | | | | way to eat. It is not healthy to lose more than 2 |
| self-control when everyone around you is trying | | | | pounds a week and it is sure, steady weight loss |
| to tempt you back into bad ways. | | | | that ensures that you are burning off fat |
| Your thoughts influence every action, including | | | | reserves rather than muscle. One of the keys to |
| what you eat and how you perceive yourself. If | | | | success is to develop a new attitude towards |
| you always feel that you are depriving yourself | | | | food and eating that is not about dieting - but |
| while losing weight, it will be very hard to stick to | | | | about health - giving your body what it needs and |
| a weight loss routine. However, if you think | | | | avoiding what it does not need. Food should be a |
| positively - for example, by recognizing that you | | | | pleasurable part of life and, if you eat healthy, |
| feel so much better for eating well and becoming | | | | there is the added satisfaction of knowing that |
| more active - your motivation will remain high. | | | | you are helping yourself to lose weight. |
| Decide to be someone who can make your | | | | |