Weight Loss Ross

Losing weight and keeping it off can be challenging on a purely physical level, but the process gets even more complicated when you take into account all the mental and emotional baggage that comes along with weight issues. For one thing, self-image. Your self-image is your mental representation of yourself – in other words, how you see yourself overall.

It’s probably no surprise that most overweight people have terrible self-images. They see themselves in a very negative light, believing themselves to be weak, slovenly, unattractive, and untrustworthy. This creates a problem when they start trying to envision themselves thinner, more attractive and happier. As much as they would like to bridge the gap between unattractive and attractive, they can’t quite “see” themselves getting there.

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Practically every one of us is an expert when it comes to losing weight. We know how to cut calories. We know how to reduce carbohydrate, fat and sugar intake. We know that we need to increase physical activity and reduce our total caloric count to create a calorie “deficit”.

When you consider the amount of people who know this stuff, and the number of those same people who are still overweight, it makes you wonder why more of us aren’t skinny, doesn’t it?

Part of the reason is that it’s easy to “know” this stuff – and much harder to put it into action. Much more common but also less acknowledged, is the fact that many people who say they want to lose weight really don’t on some level. Even though the thought of being thin thrills them, it also terrifies them so they continuously sabotage their efforts to lose weight. They gather mountains of tips, techniques and strategies to lose weight, they try diet after diet, but they still won’t allow themselves to succeed.

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We all know that regular exercise is an important part of every weight loss plan, but sometimes it’s hard to feel motivated to actually do it. Even if you genuinely enjoy working out, finding the motivation to get up and get started can be a major challenge, especially when you’re tired, busy, or just plain uninspired.

Today we’re going to share a few easy methods for boosting your motivation to exercise, and you may be surprised by how quickly they work: (more…)

One of the biggest failures of the weight loss industry is that many plans don’t teach participants how to make lifelong changes. They focus on rapid shedding of pounds, often triggering an inevitable nosedive back into forbidden foods – hence, the lost weight is simply regained, leaving the dieter feeling disillusioned and discouraged.

No matter what type of diet plan you are following (or plan to follow in the near future), it is vital to approach it from a balanced, realistic state of mind. Don’t fall into the trap of believing that you can follow a magical plan, drop the weight, and then return to your former eating habits. That’s a sure recipe for failure.

Instead, view your diet as a lifelong process of making wiser choices that will benefit your body in many positive ways, including shedding excess fat.

Below are a few helpful ways to do that: (more…)

Have you ever felt resentful because YOU had to be the one cursed with a weight problem? Many overweight people feel this way at times; they look around and see skinny people eating all they want without gaining an ounce, while the overweight person has to struggle and sacrifice for every pound lost. It’s not fair!

These feelings of resentment may be perfectly valid, but unfortunately they aren’t helpful. They simply keep you feeling sorry for yourself which can severely limit your progress.

Here’s a good way to transform negative feelings into strong motivation and use it to fuel your weight loss journey: (more…)