By Greg
Landry (Sincere thanks to Greg for letting me reprint this
article here!)
I've worked with
hundreds of people who were interested in losing weight. Over
the years, I started to notice that the people who were
successful at losing weight and maintaining that loss, had
several traits in common.
If your goal is to be successful at
losing weight and keeping it off, my suggestion would be to
make these traits your own:
1. They make aerobic exercise
such as walking, jogging, or swimming part of their DAILY
life. They realize that DAILY activity is absolutely critical
to their success. They are committed to exercising just about
every day for the rest of their lives. It's not a chore for
them.
2. They either naturally enjoy
the exercise they do, or they make it enjoyable. For example,
many of them enjoy walking in the beautiful outdoors, or if
they don't, they make it enjoyable by listening to music or
taped books, exercising with a friend, or perhaps by varying
their route or the type of exercise they do.
3. They don't smoke. I have seen
very few smokers who were successful at weight loss.
4. They are typically early
risers and get their exercise done first thing in the morning.
5. They don't weigh themselves
every day.
6. They have an incredible desire
to lose weight and be healthy. But, they don't just talk about
it - lots of folks do that. They actually walk the talk. They
are willing to do what it takes to get where they want to be.
This gets them through the tough times when they feel like
giving up.
7. They don't fall for the latest
fad diet and they are resolved to the fact that their weight
loss will take time. They're not constantly looking for short
cuts.
8. They realize that their body
functions best and is healthiest when it's getting the
naturally healthy stuff - fruits, veggies, and whole grains.
They concentrate on eating these with very limited added fat
and sugar.
9. They prepare most of their own
meals and usually bring their lunch to work.
10. They usually have a
great big smile on their face! They know that it may be very
tough at times, but they also know that they are
surely reaching the goals they've worked for. That feels
great!
Go for it - you CAN and you WILL do it!
Author and
exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, offers his free, "Fast,
Healthy Weight Loss" newsletter at his site:
http://www.Landry.com
