How to Lose Weight Without Obsessing
Avoid looking in mirrors too often, especially if you are feeling depressed., Get to know how your emotions affect your eating habits., Do a reality check every once in a while., Avoid skipping meals., Have certain times a day at which you regularly...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Avoid looking in mirrors too often
Because weight loss usually is (and certainly should be) a gradual process, you are likely not going to be able to notice any real difference in your body anyway.
Looking in mirrors too much, especially when you are already in feeling low, can make you feel discouraged about weight loss even if you are on the right track. -
Step 2: especially if you are feeling depressed.
Many people's eating habits are affected by their emotional state.
Some people binge under stress, some when they are feeling very confident and good about themselves, everyone is different.
It's a good idea to be aware of when you are more likely to binge on unhealthy foods because there is nothing more discouraging when you are trying to improve your diet than a binge. , When you are in a good mood and feeling confident about yourself, take a look in the mirror.
Reflect on how you have been feeling since you started eating better and exercising.
If you have been feeling good, keep doing what you have been doing.
If not, make small, gradual changes and see if you start to feel an improvement.
These reality checks should not last more than ten minutes.
After you've done a quick assessment of your progress, stop thinking about food and occupy yourself with something totally unrelated. , Skipping a meal is often one of the first things a person does when they are developing an obsession with weight loss. Skipping a meal will not help you lose weight; instead, it will reduce your mental and physical performance and is just generally bad for you.
Even if you are depressed or not feeling well, have a little something just to give your body some fuel. , This will help make sure that you don't skip meals and also will help prevent binges. , Your stomach might feel a bit off for an hour or two, but it will pass.
Everyone loses control of their eating every once in a while; the occasional binge will not make any difference to your health.
Problems arise if you do it too often or if you overreact after a binge. , Promise yourself never to take diet pills or force yourself to throw up.
These methods will only hurt your health in the long run.
The only healthy and sustainable way to lose weight is to eat well and get some exercise every day, whether it's a 40-minute walk, a half-hour weight workout, or 20 minutes on the elliptical. , Every person has a different body type; for one woman 120 lbs could be a perfectly healthy body weight, but for another 120 lbs could be dangerously underweight.
There are no good and bad body types.
Every one of them is healthy and beautiful.
Make sure you take your body type into consideration when setting your fitness goals. , Don't try to totally cut out all unhealthy foods from your diet because most people will not be able to sustain this kind of eating.
A good idea is often to stop buying unhealthy foods at the grocery store and just keep a small amount of healthier alternatives in case you get a sudden craving.
For example, if you are a person who gets cravings for chocolate, keep a small box of chocolate chip granola bars in your pantry so that you can satisfy your cravings that way instead of with a jumbo chocolate bar. , It's a much better idea to go by how your clothes fits.
As stated in step 8, your body type will have a huge effect on what body weight is best for you, so for the average person a scale does not really tell them much.
If your jeans are getting a bit baggy on you, you know you are losing weight.
Don't worry how many exact pounds it is every week. , A lot of people start fitness plans and healthy eating to "look better"
but you should try not to make it about losing weight.
Make it about feeling better, having more energy, and improving your overall health.
Because at the end of the day, your friends, family, coworkers, and people you know don't care if you are a size 4 or a size 4x.
Just do it to become a happier, healthier person. -
Step 3: Get to know how your emotions affect your eating habits.
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Step 4: Do a reality check every once in a while.
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Step 5: Avoid skipping meals.
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Step 6: Have certain times a day at which you regularly eat and try to eat about the same amount of food every day.
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Step 7: Bounce back if you slip up and binge.
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Step 8: Refrain from using extreme weight loss methods.
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Step 9: Take your body type into consideration.
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Step 10: Reduce the amount of junk food you eat.
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Step 11: Stay away from scales.
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Step 12: Don't lose weight for the sole goal of achieving skinniness.
Detailed Guide
Because weight loss usually is (and certainly should be) a gradual process, you are likely not going to be able to notice any real difference in your body anyway.
Looking in mirrors too much, especially when you are already in feeling low, can make you feel discouraged about weight loss even if you are on the right track.
Many people's eating habits are affected by their emotional state.
Some people binge under stress, some when they are feeling very confident and good about themselves, everyone is different.
It's a good idea to be aware of when you are more likely to binge on unhealthy foods because there is nothing more discouraging when you are trying to improve your diet than a binge. , When you are in a good mood and feeling confident about yourself, take a look in the mirror.
Reflect on how you have been feeling since you started eating better and exercising.
If you have been feeling good, keep doing what you have been doing.
If not, make small, gradual changes and see if you start to feel an improvement.
These reality checks should not last more than ten minutes.
After you've done a quick assessment of your progress, stop thinking about food and occupy yourself with something totally unrelated. , Skipping a meal is often one of the first things a person does when they are developing an obsession with weight loss. Skipping a meal will not help you lose weight; instead, it will reduce your mental and physical performance and is just generally bad for you.
Even if you are depressed or not feeling well, have a little something just to give your body some fuel. , This will help make sure that you don't skip meals and also will help prevent binges. , Your stomach might feel a bit off for an hour or two, but it will pass.
Everyone loses control of their eating every once in a while; the occasional binge will not make any difference to your health.
Problems arise if you do it too often or if you overreact after a binge. , Promise yourself never to take diet pills or force yourself to throw up.
These methods will only hurt your health in the long run.
The only healthy and sustainable way to lose weight is to eat well and get some exercise every day, whether it's a 40-minute walk, a half-hour weight workout, or 20 minutes on the elliptical. , Every person has a different body type; for one woman 120 lbs could be a perfectly healthy body weight, but for another 120 lbs could be dangerously underweight.
There are no good and bad body types.
Every one of them is healthy and beautiful.
Make sure you take your body type into consideration when setting your fitness goals. , Don't try to totally cut out all unhealthy foods from your diet because most people will not be able to sustain this kind of eating.
A good idea is often to stop buying unhealthy foods at the grocery store and just keep a small amount of healthier alternatives in case you get a sudden craving.
For example, if you are a person who gets cravings for chocolate, keep a small box of chocolate chip granola bars in your pantry so that you can satisfy your cravings that way instead of with a jumbo chocolate bar. , It's a much better idea to go by how your clothes fits.
As stated in step 8, your body type will have a huge effect on what body weight is best for you, so for the average person a scale does not really tell them much.
If your jeans are getting a bit baggy on you, you know you are losing weight.
Don't worry how many exact pounds it is every week. , A lot of people start fitness plans and healthy eating to "look better"
but you should try not to make it about losing weight.
Make it about feeling better, having more energy, and improving your overall health.
Because at the end of the day, your friends, family, coworkers, and people you know don't care if you are a size 4 or a size 4x.
Just do it to become a happier, healthier person.
About the Author
Julie Moore
Julie Moore is an experienced writer with over 7 years of expertise in education and learning. Passionate about sharing practical knowledge, Julie creates easy-to-follow guides that help readers achieve their goals.
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