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Eating With Your Stomach VS Eating With Your Brain
One of the first things you need to learn is how to tell emotional hunger apart from actual hunger.
If you're wondering if your hunger is emotional, ask yourself:
- Did it come suddenly?
- Am I craving something specific?
- Am I planning to eat a lot even after I'm full?
- Am I focusing in specific flavors, textures or smells?
- Is my stomach feeling empty or making noises?
If you answered yes to the first four questions and no to the last, you're emotional eating.
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Set Daily Targets, Not Weight Goals
I used to say "at this rate, I should weigh X by X". This was, obviously, setting me up for failure. I would reach the date sometimes and, for whatever reason, I wasn't at my desired weight. This would mess with my head and make me feel like I was failing and, therefore, there was no point becaus...
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Ditch The Scale
And now you're asking "how will I track my progress then?!". Well, the scale isn't your friend if used too much.
I used to obcess about the scale: every single morning at 7am I'd take a pee, undress, weigh myself and record the result. Every time I saw a raise in the number, I'd go crazy. ...
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A Day Is Not A Lifetime
Ok, so, you went out. You had a few drinks, asked for doubles and dessert and had a large soda to go with it.
Now you're in your bed thinking about how much you ate and how you destroyed your diet. This is called catastrophising.
Rephrame this idea. Think about it: how likely is it ...
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Buy Clothes That Fit Your Actual Size
Sometimes we try to find clothes that will fit our next size, so that we don't have to buy again after we lose weight. This is a huge mistake.
I'll-fitted clothes will not compliment you in any way. You will feel worse and like your hard work isn't paying off. That is ve...
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It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint
Losing weight is a long run. If you want to lose a couple of pounds for an event, that's one thing. But losing a big amount of weight will take time and have a lot of ups and downs.
Don't aim to lose weight fast. Aim to make the changes required and to fit them into your lifestyle.
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Find Your Anchors
We all have stuff that weighs us down (pun unintended).
Maybe you eat fast food at lunch because of your schedule. Maybe you snack late at night because you had an early dinner. Maybe you skip that protein shake because you can't reach the shelf.
Write up everything that you can't d...
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Hungry Or Thirsty?
When someone asked me for the first time "Are you hungry or just thirsty?" I was mad!
Of course I was hungry! I felt like I needed food.
Truth is, I was so, so wrong. Our body can easily mistake hunger for thirst. This happens because you are deh...
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Losing Weight Consistently
First of all, you are a human being, don't forget that. Your body needs nutrients and nothing will change that. Your hormones will fluctuate. Your humor will change. Keep that in mind when things go south.
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Losing weight is difficult. It changes everything in your life and makes it sometimes hard to keep up with the world. While I was losing weight, I came up with some tips to help me out.
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