Eat Healthy by Avoiding 3 Common Weight Loss Mistakes!
By Gail M. Davis | August 12, 2008
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Are you ready to eat healthy but you just aren’t sure how to make it work this time? Are your past failures keeping you from taking that first step? Start by making a commitment that this time will be different! This time you’ll succeed by avoiding these three common diet mistakes.
When you’re trying to eat healthy, never dwell on the “big picture.” This is the first common diet mistake to avoid. Needing to lose large amounts of weight can be so daunting that it can paralyze you from starting a new program. Narrow your focus and celebrate in five pound increments. Better yet, each day when you wake up, vow to eat healthy that day. Those daily promises will add up to big pounds on the scale.
Declaring a time limit on your diet is the second most common mistake. You’re going to want to eat healthy the remainder of your life. Sure, while you’re losing, you’ll want to have fewer calories, but even after you’ve reached your weight loss goal, you will need to eat healthy to maintain the loss. If you declare that you want to lose 50 pounds in five months, and you only lose 40 pounds, aren’t you going to be disappointed? So, get rid of the time restraints and lose weight on your body’s natural timeline.
The third and final diet mistake that you will want to avoid is making too many changes at once. If you need a weight loss plan, then you probably have developed some poor eating habits. These are not going to change overnight. Trying to make too many changes will leave you unhappy with your plan and will sabotage your efforts. Small changes are best. These can be made in waves as you feel strong and in control. This series of small changes will add up to big losses on your scale.
If you avoid these three common weight loss mistakes, you can achieve your goal and eat healthy for life! Deal with your problem one day at a time, take away your self-imposed time limits, and let small changes accumulate for large rewards.
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