Believe it or not, there is a psychological

factor that

comes into play when you’re trying to lose weight.

We like

to compare it to the “rah rah” factor that you

sometimes

need to succeed in sports.

Look at your weight loss as your own personal

sporting

event. Just as you need to know the rules of the

game as

well as the basics of performing that game in

sports, you

also need the right information in your diet to

make it

effective.

When you have all the tools you need, you can

become

an excellent performer in almost anything you try

in life.

One of these tools is the right frame of mind.

The right

frame of mind will give you motivation,

commitment, and

the skills you need to overcome the obstacles

that you might

face along with temptations and distractions.

Think this sounds a little too “new age” for you?

Think

again! When you have the right psychology during

your

weight loss journey, you will make your weight

loss fun,

easier, more exciting, and be able to develop

changes

towards a healthier lifestyle that will stay with

you forever.

Your mindset controls your behavior, actions, and

thoughts.

As people grow, they develop habits and

associations that govern their life. Most of

these habits are

controlled by our sub-conscious and we are

generally

unaware of them. However, your subconscious could

also

sabotage your efforts – also while you unaware of

them.

This can be detrimental to your weight loss

attempts.

The right mindset entails using various

techniques and

strategies to control your behavior by monitoring

your

thoughts and actions. When you obtain this

mindset, you

will be better equipped to replace the old habits

and

associations that formed your thinking in the

first place with

new and more positive habits that will enable you

to lost

weight and be happier while you do so!

Developing the correct mindset doesn’t occur

overnight. It take a little bit of effort, but in

the end, it is

well worth the time you’ll spend doing so. You

will have to

regularly monitor your progress and behavior.

Sometimes it

will be easy – at other times, it won’t. The good

news is

that there are some easy ways to begin to put

yourself into

the right mindset.

1. Write your goals down – tell yourself what

weight you

want to get to. While you’re at it, write down

any other

personal goals you might have as far as your life

in

general. Since you’re undertaking something as

huge

as losing your extra weight, you may as well also

focus

your efforts on improving other aspects of your

life

while you have the motivation and drive.

2. Be specific about what those goals are. When

you

generalize your goals, you are trivializing them.

Your

goals ARE IMPORTANT. Make them important!

3. Assign yourself a deadline. You want to lose

weight.

You want to do it by Christmas, or your wedding,

or the

next class reunion. When you assign a deadline,

you

give yourself a goal to work for, and like we

said, your

goals ARE IMPORTANT!

4. Make those goals measurable and achievable.

Don’t

think TOO big or try to undertake more than what

you

are capable of. If you need to lose 100 pounds,

don’t

expect to do it in a few weeks. Give yourself

enough

time to do so in a healthy manner. You could also

try

to break the goals down into easier increments.

Tell

yourself that you will lose 10 pounds over the

next

month. Then tell yourself the same thing the next

month. Eventually, you’ll reach that goal and

feel the

satisfaction of being lighter than you were

before.

5. Focus on those goals everyday. Post them on

your

refrigerator. Write them in your date book. Put a

reminder on the visor of your car. When you focus

on

your goals, you will keep them in mind all the

time and

when they are first and foremost in your mind,

you will

be well on the way toward achieving them.

6. Be committed to those goals – at all costs.

There’s a

reason why you want to achieve those goals. When

you are committed, those goals become the focus of

your mind and they will be much easier to realize.

The battle with our metabolism as we age can’t be

denied. Our metabolism, which transforms our food

into

energy, slows down with each passing year. If we

don’t

adjust our eating habits and our exercise to

compensate, we

slowly add additional pounds. We may feel

betrayed, but the

reality is we’re going to have to change some

habits in order

to maintain our weight.

If you take things one step at a time, there are

basic

steps that can be adopted. Stop telling yourself,

“I just can’t

do it.” You can coax yourself into a new habit of

healthy

eating.

Developing a psychology towards weight loss will

help

you achieve you goals and realize success. Aim

high, push

yourself to become the type of person you want to

be and

live the life that you want and deserve. We are

not given

the power of dreams without the power and ability

to

achieve those dreams. It’s time to start – RIGHT

NOW!