Weight Loss - Lose The Guilt To Lose Weight
By Kathryn Soloff

Here is something that you never hear anyone talk about when it comes
to weight loss. That is, how our emotions come into play when we attempt
to lose weight, or to achieve any goal for that matter.

For the longest period of time I thought that guilt way a nonproductive
emotion. Just recently I came to realize how wrong I was. Guilt is much
more than nonproductive, it is counter productive. So much so that it
prevents us from obtaining our goals, in this case, losing weight.

Naturally, you ask yourself how this works. It is quite simple really.
Guilt is the mechanism that allows us to bind together two contradictory
thoughts, beliefs, desires or actions.

Here is a simple example, one pertaining to your weight loss program.
Let us assume for a moment that you are overweight. It is on your
mind a great deal of the time. You are unhappy with this condition. As
a matter of fact, it plagues you. It is on your mind constantly and you
absolutely plan to do something about it. Maybe you are even in the
process of dieting and exercising right now. Okay. So you have had
a long, frustrating day. There is a pint of chocolate ice cream with your
name on it in the freezer. You know in your heart that eating it will
be counter productive. Jeez, it is worse than that. No only will it delay
your weight loss, it will actually put weight on your thighs. What do
you do? You guessed it. You eat the pint of ice cream.

What is the mechanism that allows this to happen? What is it that
allows you to know for certain that what you are doing is against your
own best interests and you do it anyway? Duh, it is guilt. Guilt is the
means that allows us to bind these absolutely, contradictory actions
together. We are dieting (or plan on dieting) and eating ice cream at
the same time. Not to beat a dead horse, but what makes this alright
in our minds and emotions. Guilt.

By this time you are saying to yourself, do not be silly. This is the
most ridiculous thing that I have ever heard. Well, stop and think
about this for a few minutes. Find other examples in your life where
this can apply. You will discover that it is no so silly after all.

When you come to the realization that this may in fact be true, you should
be asking yourself what can be done about it. The easy answer, on the face
of it, is to just stop feeling guilty. Easier said than done.

You see, guilt has a small army of allies. This army of allies only strengthen
the power of guilt. These allies include, but are not limited to, low self esteem,
self pity and a general negative outlook on life.

By now, the picture is beginning to look hopeless. Not so. The fact of the
matter is that there are a number of people who lose weight every single day.
What is it that they do to successfully lose weight? What is it that I can do
to duplicate their success?

The single, most important and powerful thing that you can do is to set your
goal. When you establish this goal it has to be set in stone. Ghandi use to
talk about taking a personal vow. I take this to mean to establish your goal
at the highest and deepest mental and emotional levels. When you do this
then every action that you take will contribute to arriving at your goal. That
includes the slips and missteps.

Anyway, there you have it, something to think about. If you have tried to
diet and lose weight in the past, and were unsuccessful, perhaps you have
gained some insight as to why. With some self reflection perhaps your next
attempt will be your last.

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By Trevor John

If only weight was as easy to lose as it was to gain!

Trouble is, it’s all too easy to eat more than you should.

The thought of diets brings instant misery:

Lettuce

Salad with no dressing

Burgers without the bun or the relish or the fries or the cola

Smaller portion sizes (the kind a 5 year old kid would think was small)

Snacks and chocolate banned

Boring, tasteless food

If your New Years Resolution is to lose weight, chances are the list above will be crossing your mind. But your scales and your waistline are telling you otherwise. You don’t want to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe either.

The trouble with diets is we don’t stick to them. The “other people’s” food always looks tastier and more tempting.

This is going to sound odd but I want you to throw your diet books away!

It’s true, diets don’t work (unless you’re the person selling the diet food).

It’s time to rethink what you eat.

Instead of “just eating”. On autopilot. Eating everything in front of you as if it’s a race.

That’s what needs to stop!

Put your cutlery down between each mouthful of food.

If you’re in a fast food restaurant and not using cutlery, put your food down between each mouthful.

Chew your food (just like mom told you!).

Taste your food. Go on, actually notice the flavors of the food you are eating! You’ll likely enjoy the experience. Notice the seasoning. Notice the way the different flavors and textures work with each other.

Keep eating consciously until your stomach tells you that you are full. Then stop eating until you are hungry again.

Regular meal times are all well and good providing you’re hungry when they arrive. If you’re not hungry, you’re just eating for the sake of it.

Don’t do that!

Eat when you are hungry. Stop when you are full. Your body is a much better indicator of this than any of those diet books I told you to throw away. Listen to your body for a change.

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By Al Bullington

Cabbage soup recipes are just what you need for quick and inexpensive fall and winter meals. Cabbage is a staple in the diet of many people around the world. Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it isn’t good. And it doesn’t have to be bland and smelly either. It is a great dish when properly prepared.

One great way to use cabbage is in soup. Soup of any kind is filling and can be a low calorie part of a meal too. Cabbage soup is even the main part of a diet plan called the cabbage soup diet. With this diet you eat all the cabbage soup you want and then you have just certain foods to eat during each of seven days. The claim is that you should lose ten pounds in seven days. I’ve done the diet and it does work. But cabbage soup isn’t just for diets.

It’s cold where I live now and a pot of good soup is hard to beat. Here’s the recipe my favorite cook just put together last week. I tested the product and it was mouth watering good.

Kathy’s Fast Cabbage Soup

In a stock pot add:

2 quarts chicken broth

1 minced onion

2 minced garlic cloves

2 diced sweet potatoes (peeled)

1 grated small head cabbage

2 chopped celery stalks

Bring to a boil and then simmer 15 minutes.

Salt and pepper to taste. Have Tabasco sauce at the table.

Top with sour cream if that’s on your diet.

Make chicken broth when you have chicken the next time. Cover leftover chicken bones with water. Bring to a boil and then lower heat and simmer for four hours. Remove bones. Then refrigerate broth.

This is thrifty peasant eating at it’s best. Make up your own cabbage soup recipe using these general proportions. Of course you could substitute carrots for sweet potatoes. Make substitutions like that and make your own recipe.

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Al Bullington constantly is struggling with weight gain simply because he likes to eat too much of his wife and daughters’ outstanding cooking!

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Have a look on these ten tips to lose weight they will help you a lot in your weight loss program.

Develop a habit of counting calories before you eat this will help you a lot in losing some extra weight.

Always put a realistic weight loss goal before you and be patient because losing weight is a gradual process.

Avoid frying your food more fried you will eat more weight you will gain. Try some other methods of cooking like boiling,baking and grilling.

Never skip your meals it will give just the opposite effect you want. If you will skip your breakfast you will eat more in the second part of the day.

Eat fresh vegetables instead of cooked or canned vegetables it will give you more vitamins and fibre which you need the most if you want to lose weight.

Avoid eating eggs they are having high calorie content.

Do not eat more than three eggs per week this will also help you in you weight control program.

Chocolates and other sweets should not be part of your diet.

Chocolates help a lot in gaining weight.

Always try some new recipes and always experiment with your food this will give you a variation in your food.

Avoid alcoholic beverages this will also help you in losing some extra weight.

Breakfast is most important meal so never skip your breakfast.You should take half of your daily calories in your breakfast. This is also a step towards a successful weight loss program.

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By Damian Sofsian
A person following a diet plan is said to be ‘on a diet.’ Although losing weight is the most common cause for dieting, the practice is followed also for improving one’s personal appearance, physical fitness and general health. By dieting, we mean the practice or habit of eating and drinking in a regulated manner. In general, it involves a non-traditional diet. Dieting has a long history dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, gradually leading to the classification of foods into proteins, carbohydrates, starches and lipids.

Scientifically speaking, weight loss is all about energy in and energy out. If you expend more energy than what you take in, you lose weight. Diets regulate the energy balance by limiting or altering the distribution of foods. But dieting needs discipline and self-control. It is not as safe as people assume it to be, either. So consult a physician or dietician before following any diet plan, and conduct your own research as well.

A low-carbohydrate diet is currently the most popular of all diet plans. It is based on the belief that if we restrict carbohydrates and fat, which are our main sources of energy, we will succeed in losing weight. In the grapefruit juice diet, the more you eat the more weight you lose. This diet believes that the acid contained in the grapefruit juice will accelerate the calorie-burning process. In this diet, foods that are high in fat or carbs (such as snacks, desserts, bread, and sweet potatoes) are restricted. However, you may double or triple your helpings of meat, salad or vegetables. The low-sugar diet believes that sugar, not fat, causes weight gain.

Avoid yo-yo dieting, i.e., alternate periods of feast and fasting, and also avoid complete fasting as it is dangerous to your health. Certain religions restrict food choices and preparation; those do not belong to “dieting.” Vegetarianism is also not considered “dieting.” Mind you, never confuse disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia with dieting.

To remind you again, always consult a dietician or physician so that the selected diet plan may work more effectively.

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