Weight Loss Motivation
Hi Everyone,
My travels for school this week have been a little trying, especially for my healthy eating habits. Challenges such as a bad flight and a long check in time of one hour became quite stressful for me yesterday. In fact, I felt so stressed, I was tempted to overeat on some Fiber One cereal! Although Fiber One is still considered eating healthy food, I would have only ate because of stress and not due to hunger.
Stress eating reminded me of the weight loss motivation I used to lose over 140 pounds in 2005. There are some days that seem to just spiral out of control and even the best weight loss plans get challenged.
Here are the tips I used to keep my weight loss motivation and achieve a healthy BMI (body mass index).
Identify where you feel your stress. Stress can develop pain in the neck, head and shoulders. I feel my stress in my neck and stomach. Once you become aware of your individual symptoms of stress, you can work to reduce it quickly.
Find things you like to do that give you a brief break from the stressful environment without food. Some examples are to take a bubble bath or a walk or possibly listening to your favorite music or venting to a friend.
If you do accidentally eat in response to stress, forgive yourself quickly and go back to your healthy eating plan with your next scheduled meal. Everyone makes mistakes and it is important to accept yourself “as is”, with imperfections. The benefits of healthy eating the majority of the time is that you have a frame of reference of what the best weight loss plan is for you. Trust yourself to return to your healthy plan and let go of your mistake quickly.
Finally, remember why you began your healthy eating habit. Did you want to improve your health? Do you want more energy to play with your children or grandchildren? Was your weight holdng you back in your career or personal life? My weight loss motivation came when I could no longer take medications for my GERD and Gastritis symptoms. Each of us has a different weight loss motivation and it is important to keep it in mind frequently for days when you don’t feel like eating healthy food.
Take care,
Georgene
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