2005. Awaiting revision 2007 Obesity - Part 2Answer: Yes. Search on the Internet for "weight loss" and you come up with any number of "remedies" - often in a single capsule or tablet - which promise success. This belies the fact that being overweight is often - probably usually - a very complex situation. Physical and Emotional Causes It is complex because there are usually a combination of factors involved - physical and mental/emotional. The emotional factors mean that when you find it difficult to lose weight, you may start punishing or hating yourself. If you do this, you are really piling on the emotional pressure. You can just end up making yourself feel more and more guilty. That is just no good at all! Be Kind To Yourself The answer to this is to go easy on yourself. Keep reminding yourself that you are doing the best you can in the circumstances in which you find yourself. Criticise yourself and you'll just make it harder to get to the point where you can lose weight. To help yourself when you notice you are criticising yourself for not being successful... ...DON'T JUDGE YOURSELF one way or the other. In other words, don't decide you are right or wrong. That does no good at all. And it simply holds you back from being successful. Simply step back mentally - this gets you away from your emotions - and say to yourself; "Ah yes - I'm criticising myself". Just being aware of what you are doing is the most useful thing you can do.
Over time, this simple practice of being aware of your thoughts will be very helpful to you. Accept that your "bad" habits are perfectly OK. At the same time, you may choose to head towards changing some of them. That's OK too! "This is a healthier attitude than "What a terrible person I am for not being able instantly to change that bad habit." Just get away from criticism and thoughts of failure. You'll still have some of those thoughts, but just step back and observe them from a distance - as if they were someone else's thoughts. Just practice - it'll soon become habit. Be Happy There can always be something you want to change about yourself. If you keep criticising yourself for not being perfect - then you will never be happy for all your life! That just cannot be right! So learn to accept yourself as an imperfect being, trying their best. And if something doesn't work... try something else!! Weight Loss 3-Step Plan Here's a 3-step plan which may help you with losing weight.
Here is some general information on naturopathic diet: www.specialist-herbal.com/html/2__dietary_guidelines.html And here are some examples of the dietary approaches mentioned above, which often help people to lose weight - and, more importantly, keep it off.
Other Ideas To Help You To Lose Weight For most people, losing weight is simply a matter of eating less of the food which puts weight on. (I know there are a few exceptional people who eat little, but still manage to put weight on - but this is a very small proportion.) How you manage to eat less depends on what works for you. Some ideas are:
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