If you're starting a weight loss journey, you're not alone. Statistics show that one-third of adults in the USA are overweight or obese so yeah, you're definitely not alone in your food and weight challenges!
Additionally, it's very common to be struggling with emotional eating, food addiction, binge eating and unhealthy eating habits and diets in general. These are the super common struggles my weight loss coaching clients come to me to help them fix once and for all.
It's easy to get stuck.
It's easy to get stuck in these patterns of disordered eating and not even realize that it's become your normal mode of daily living. Just check this out: when is the last time you ate food only because you were physically hungry?
The truth is, there's an abundance of tasty food available for anyone to buy and consume 24 hours a day and it's fully legal to indulge in a food addiction.
There is a cost though, which goes far beyond health and medical costs. The heaviest costs impact your self-esteem, self-image, and self-confidence, which then impacts your level of success in every area of your life.
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Overweight is only a symptom.
One of the big mistakes most are making is thinking they have a weight problem when they actually have a much bigger problem. The fact is, overweight is only a symptom.
With that being said you're very smart to ask yourself the following list of 15 questions before beginning your weight loss journey. The purpose of asking yourself (and answering!) each of these questions is to set yourself up for the very best chance of weight loss success that actually lasts.
After all, don't you want to finally lose weight, and keep it off? I sure hope you do because the alternative of yo-yo dieting is just so frustrating. I've been there before myself!
Let's get to the 15 questions you need to ask yourself before starting your weight loss journey. I recommend you grab pen and paper, write each question down, and then write your answer down to each question, pen on paper.
There is a connection that occurs between the head the hand and the heart when you write pen on paper and you'll miss out on that connection by only reading the following questions:
1. "Why am I starting a weight loss journey?"
Millions are out there trying to lose weight because they think they should lose weight but they don't necessarily feel excited about it at all.
Overweight folks struggling with out-of-control eating and overweight see images online or in magazines and they instantly compare themselves to the images, while thinking they don't measure up and they should lose weight just to fit in.
Hey, don't get me wrong: if your body is overweight or obese it's just not healthy for your physical body to carry that extra fat around, especially when you remember that when you have fat on the outside of your body, then your body has fat around your internal organs.
But if the only reason you're embarking on a weight loss journey is because you think you should, then it will be a struggle for you to take action and keep taking consistent action.
Inspired action is the easiest action you can ever take, and inspired action comes from within (In Spirit = Inspiration). "Shoulds" are the opposite of inspiration. "Shoulds" contribute to more struggle.
2. "Am I taking action from the space of fear or the space of love?"
While this question might sound similar and share a connection with the first question, it's a deeper subject.
I've had many weight loss coaching clients who, when they first started working with me, were exercising and trying to eat right only because they were afraid they'd gain weight if they didn't.
When you shift your inner self to take healthy action from the space of self-love and healing, then you'll no longer be on "a weight loss journey".
Instead, you'll just be doing fun stuff that makes your body drop fat. That's it!
It's all about shifting the energy of where your actions are flowing forth from. Actions that come from the space of fear only lead to struggle and stress.
Actions that come from the space of love are actions that will be struggle-free and fun to do.
3. "Is my chosen diet healthy and sane?"
Common sense might tell you that you need to be more concerned about the long-term health impact on your body than being mainly concerned about "How fast can I get this fat off?!!".
However, many who are feeling hopeless about the state of their weight are only concerned about instant tricks and magical miracles that never pan out.
Fast fat loss comes at a price and it's probably not a price you want to pay. The price of quickie weight loss is another ding to your overall health and, more importantly, when it doesn't last it's just another "I failed again" that adds up on your pile of disappointments.
When instead you listen to that inner voice that tells you "There is no magic fix for this!" and stay sane and healthy in your diet of choice, then you'll be giving yourself the best chance of long-term health while releasing the excess fat from your body.
4. "Will my chosen diet work for me as a life-long healthy lifestyle?"
Not only do you want to pay attention to your choice of a healthy, sane diet plan but also, note whether or not you're going to be able to keep it up for the rest of your life.
Here's a fact you need to know: Short-term diets do not work.
Well, sometimes they can work, but only for the short term. Those diets always have an end, and what happens at the end?
Maybe you've done this before (many have, you're not alone) — you've gotten to your goal weight, and even faster, you gained it all back, plus an extra 20 pounds or so.
Weight loss is usually not the problem; maintaining it for life
Keywords: health, weight loss
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