The Mental Game of Dieting

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Evenstar

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I'm keen to understand what are the main mental and emotional challenges people face when:

1. Deciding to undertake a programme of weight loss

2. Starting their weight loss programme

3. Sticking to their weight loss programme

I am writing an article on the subject and doing some background research. Your help would be appreciated.

Many thanks.
 
It's simple. People need to realize that it requires a complete change in lifestyle to get the results they want. Eating 100-calorie snack-packs, low-fat, non-fat, low-this, non-that and 'kinda sorta' working out isn't going to cut it. They might as well just quit now and head to Burger King. It's easy to become fat but it's HARD to lose it. In this day and age where overweight has become the norm, people are far too lazy to put in the time and effort to see real results. You can't tap the fat on the shoulder and ask it to go away. You need to hit it on the head with a sledgehammer. You need to go to WAR.
 
I can only give you feedback regarding my own personal journey.

1. Deciding to undertake the weight loss battle--well aware of the fact that I was overweight for years, feeling young and invincible at first (whenever I get around to doing it, I'm young enough it'll fall right off), awareness of all the ways the quality of my life was suffering--couldn't play outside with the kids for very long, haven't worn shorts in years, feeling unattractive to my husband, feeling embarrassed everywhere I went, still gaining weight. I think the straw that broke the camel's back came for me this past October when I went to the doctor weighing an astonishing 270 lbs! He scolded me and told me I was fat. I, obviously, knew that. I took a home cholesterol test where the results were off the charts, and I was dealing with issues related to high blood pressure and asthma. I think I finally just really got sick of it.
2. I then decided to undertake weight loss seriously, with the idea in mind that significant progress could be made by next summer. I began to study all things weight loss--fitness, calorie, BMI, BMR, calories in vs. out, etc. I joined a gym--that was a financial commitment that helped me to take the whole process seriourly. My overall humiliation over my appearance and sadness over feeling like crap all the time and mourning over the life I've lost from being a tubbo was the gas in my engine, I guess.
3. Sticking to the program--there are two sides and two very different emotions that go with this. When the program is working and the weight is coming off, the energy of "discovery" and accomplishment carries me forward and keeps me on track. The momentum from success is very helpful. When a plateau happens, the energy to stay on track comes from the emotions that got me started--disgust, sadness, and mourning, and more and more--determination. I'm not going to come this far to not finish.

Today I weighed in at 228 (34, F)--still have a LONG way to go but each day, am making progress. It is nothing short of WAR, like PrISM said above.
 
Evenstar said:
I'm keen to understand what are the main mental and emotional challenges people face when:

1. Deciding to undertake a programme of weight loss

2. Starting their weight loss programme

3. Sticking to their weight loss programme

I am writing an article on the subject and doing some background research. Your help would be appreciated.

Many thanks.
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Diets don't work.
 
I PROCLAIM that the AIM is to set the self AFLAME in your mental GAME to prevent SHAME and this will earn your personal FRAME.

Like I have stated many times on this forum. The essential tool above all else: Learn to master yourself.

The decisions one makes brings a "type" of mastery of the condition. You have to be able to reverse and reapply decisions to make a difference in your self mastery.

True POWER is learning to appropriately deal with and master yourself.​

And, it doesnt matter what its called, when it works.


Best wishes to all!


Chillen
 
Some really good advice fella's
 
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