Do You Really Need To “Diet”?

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Have you fallen pray to calorie counting? No carbs? No fat? Low-Protein? Or even worse… the pills?

If so, it’s time to learn the truth about weight loss!

Until a few years ago, I struggled with my weight. I was fat… I went on a diet. I lost weight, felt good, let it slip… went on a diet.

Does this sound familiar to you?

There are two keys that I have learned to losing weight and keeping it off.

The MOST IMPORTANT is your mindset! I am a weight loss coach and have been amazed at the drastic changes in my clients by just working with their minds.

I got off the phone yesterday with one of my clients who has lost 74 cms in about 6 months. She has gone from an Australian size 20 to a size 14! She was looking back at her notes and said to me, the most drastic change is the way she thinks.

We have literally watched the baggage fall away from her. As she removes the build up of weight in her mind and life, she looses more and more weight off her body.

The problem with many “diets” is that they never deal with what’s happening in your mind. They teach you something that you will probably only be able to sustain for a short amount of time. Then, likelihood is you will go back to what you were doing before and eventually put the weight back on. And the cycle continues. I know… I’ve done it myself.

When you deal with the reasons in your mind as to why you put the weight on in the first place, it’s easy to drop dress sizes quickly.

The second key to weight loss is moderation.

It doesn’t matter if it comes to exercise, drinking, eating, etc… Do what you want in moderation. If you want to have a chocolate bar and would normally guzzle down a 250gram block, then be smart and buy a snack size one and eat only that. If you deprive yourself of the things you love, you will probably end up binging on them later anyway.

If it’s exercise you are wondering about. I find that if people who haven’t exercised in awhile decide to start training 5 times a week right off the bat, they will burnout! Start slowly and build into it. Go for walks a few times a week to start. Then add in weights and more intense cardio. Then if you want, exercise 4 times a week. Whatever you choose, start where you are comfortable and build from there.

If you haven’t exercised in awhile or don’t know what is best for you, then see a personal trainer. Let them help you plan a routine and keep you motivated to exercise.
How committed are you? If you are truly committed to losing weight and keeping it off... You will take the necessary steps to create a healthy lifestyle and not just go on a diet. Get a coach, see a personal trainer, talk to a nutritionist… Do what it takes!

If you do your homework and start to understand how your body works, then being your ideal dress size is easy. There are reasons that you crave the foods you do, there are reasons you lack energy at certain points of the day, and there are reasons you struggle to give up certain foods. Learn why!