by Maria's Last Diet
When you've come a long way and lost a lot of weight; when you've kept to an ideal body weight for a while and your old eating habits are teetering on the brink of extinction; how do you then push your weight control problem over the ege to the point of no return and never go back to the way you were?
One important clue to keeping your weight in control: Prepare to manage high risk situations. Don't get complacent even if you've reach your weight loss goal. Situations will still come up that present a challenge to your self control.
There will always be your mood changes, boredom, parties, powerful stressors such as illness or intense loneliness or disappointment. You may be faced with someone who puts pressure on you to eat. You may be in a situation where your usual "stay-thin" foods are not available.
Be prepared with good weight management tactics. One of these tactics is to anticipate the high risk situation. Make a plan before you get into it This will help you hold on to the feeling that you are capable of maintaining. Feeling capable with good tools close at hand ups your chances greatly of keeping your important weight loss success story in place.
by Maria's Last Diet
When you've come a long way and lost a lot of weight; when you've kept to an ideal body weight for a while and your old eating habits are teetering on the brink of extinction; how do you then push your weight control problem over the ege to the point of no return and never go back to the way you were?
One important clue to keeping your weight in control: Prepare to manage high risk situations. Don't get complacent even if you've reach your weight loss goal. Situations will still come up that present a challenge to your self control.
There will always be your mood changes, boredom, parties, powerful stressors such as illness or intense loneliness or disappointment. You may be faced with someone who puts pressure on you to eat. You may be in a situation where your usual "stay-thin" foods are not available.
Be prepared with good weight management tactics. One of these tactics is to anticipate the high risk situation. Make a plan before you get into it This will help you hold on to the feeling that you are capable of maintaining. Feeling capable with good tools close at hand ups your chances greatly of keeping your important weight loss success story in place.