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Overcoming Dieting Depression
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by Amy Lemieux
henever you’re dieting, there’s only one thing that you’re focused on—shedding the pounds. Everything else suddenly feels burdensome and annoying. You hate having to give up your favorite foods. You whimper at the idea of drastically reducing your portion sizes, and you’re left feeling desperate, sad, and anxious about whether or not you’ll ever get to where you want to be in terms of weight loss goals.
Paul exhorts us in 1 Corinthians 9:27 to bring our bodies under subjection. Discipline has to be exercised. The more you practice something, the better you become at it. Healthy living is no different. Practice it every day! Do it even when you don’t want to. You have to be your own motivational coach—no one else can do this for you. There will days when it doesn’t bother you and days when you get so angry about your weight that you throw your hands up in the air and say, “I quit!”
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Get Rid of Extremist Thoughts Dieters are desperate. Whether you have 5 pounds to lose or 500, your mindset can be the same. And when you’re desperate, you talk yourself into taking drastic measures to get the weight off. Don’t do that; when you do, you set yourself up to fail. The extremist mindset never results in long-term weight loss. It simply causes by Amy Mendez you to failtoo repeatedly. You wanttootomuch loseorthe and much. Reducing calories too weight fast can cause ere we are again! This is that time of the year where people start getting serious about getting into shape, keep it offyour for weight good.loss to backfire. Be sure you’re not missing meals.
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But tighten up your diet. Be determined that this year is your year. might seestill oneat The Biggest Loser on TV (25 pounds in a your protein and veggies. This will help to speed up Change your perception of how you view your your fat loss. you feel defeated every time you “program” of losing weight. When you call it a “program” youit will week), make You can have the most perfect nutrition andyou exercise Tip 5: Add a second session of cardio 30-40 minutes in set yourself to fail because are preparing your mind for an can’t achieve that goal. the evening. This will really boost your fat burning and cut off date, at which point youday plan after to return to your previous programs imaginable—andend implementing them Set goals to begin with so that you’re celebrating pounds at a faster rate. life style that got you here in the first place. If you want to small more day without fail. But without the right frame of mind, you’ll 6: Don’t Your vegetables body has been a fasting keep off your weight loss change your mind in how you view GoalsTip constantly. like “Eatmiss fivebreakfast! fruits and day”all eventually falter, and this can be“program”. devastating. night and possibly early morning if you did fasted cardio. Be your View it as a life style change. or “Lose 1 pound this week” set you up for success. Goals Make changes that dieting won’t set you For most people, men and women alike, is aup to fail by reducing too sure to eat a full meal of 30-40 grams of protein with a complex pounds this week” “Eat 800 calories a day” like oatmeal. Don’t door meal replacements for breakfast if many calories too fast. Keep yourself from gettinglike, bored“Lose in the 10carb ritual that they repeat year after year. It’s not a daily or you can. gym by switching up your routine and challenging yourself. are a recipe for disaster. Tip 7: Eat 5-6 meals a day. Most dieters will decrease the Don’t get complacent and just go through monthly commitment yet. It’s simply a process they put the motions. can also setofexercise goals, but make sure they’re amount daily meals in an attempt to reduce calories. Most Drink plenty of water. Carry a gallon jug around You with you themselves through every year. have the your mentality of only eating one of twoBut times throughout the day and have it finished before bedtime. doable.This If youpeople go beyond goals, then GREAT! it Every time we fall off the wagon, it sets us up for deep daily, but that mentality will crash your weight loss goals fast. way you ensure adequate water intake. The gallon jug takes won’t make you Tip label yourself as a failure if you can’t. 8: Eliminate junk food – Junk food offers nothing but work outI of asking yourself “How much water did I depression. You see yourselftheasguess a failure. often tell people, Dieting depression isThere’s a realnoproblem, empty calories. nutritional and valueit in can snackhappen foods like take in”? “Don’t take it personally. You are not a failure; it’s just that chips, sweets, and French fries. An occasional hamburger Here are eight-week tips for your fat-burn plan. to everyone if you’re not careful. You can put yourself in or a what you are doing is not working.” slice of pizza on the other hand can be a benefit when you’re Tip 1: Cut your carbs by half for six days. On the seventh that if you influences in—or if you dieting, butallow not on aoutside regular basis. day eat a high carb day. I usually consider this the daydark for myplace You have to be determined to make a permanent Stick to these simple weight-loss watchof the fat cheat meal. beat yourself up for every single thing, sotips be and aware your lifestyle change and not have a Tip “quick fix” mindset. melt away! 2: Leave your carb intakeIt’s the same but add 30-40 mindset at all times. minutes cardio eating your first meal of the day. Fasted short-lived because you’re looking at it before like it’s a chore cardio has been proven to burn more fat. Cardio allows you to with an end date on it. Your body, your mind, and your Amy Mendez Lemieuxisisaalife lifecoach, coach,mentor, mentor, push through plateaus without having to alter caloric intake personal trainer, and a nutritionist nutritionist at at emotions are going to resist you. That’s why the Apostle Results Unlimited in Calhoun, Ga. Georgia.
