| Transition from denial to contemplation stage of | | | | really not for me". Keep in mind: you cannot |
| the change happens quietly, but once it happens | | | | successfully diet and still be on your baking recipe |
| you find yourself listening to people that offer you | | | | circle or your bacon tasting club. Prepare a ground |
| their advice for losing weight. You don't switch the | | | | for yourself: insure support of your family, clean |
| channel if the commercial is about some piece of | | | | up your house of junk food and insure support of |
| exercise equipment; you find yourself picking a | | | | people who are successful at getting their diet |
| copy of Fitness magazine in the hair salon and | | | | under control. |
| actually reading it with interest! | | | | - Don't get into analysis paralysis. |
| This is an important stage to educate yourself | | | | This is another extreme: trying to acquire a |
| about your weight loss, and design a strategy. DR | | | | perfect understanding of you weight problem and |
| James O. Prochaska in his book "Changing for | | | | perfect solution! |
| Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for | | | | Some people take forever to learn everything |
| Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life | | | | there is to learn about the weight loss and can't |
| Positively Forward"suggests to watch out for the | | | | commit to any program while waiting for a in |
| following things in this stage: | | | | depth understanding of the issue. While theoretical |
| - Avoid wishful thinking: wishing you could achieve | | | | knowledge about various diets is good, you will |
| your weight and fitness goal without having to | | | | not know what work for you until you try! So, |
| change. | | | | get your feet wet, already! |
| We all wish for a diet pill that would allow us sleep | | | | - Don't wait for magic moment to start the |
| in and eat from sunrise to sunset and be in ideal | | | | weight loss program: |
| shape. There is not such diet, so stop day | | | | While some circumstances are less then ideal, like |
| dreaming and get to it! | | | | starting a new job, moving to another city, |
| - Don't jump into action: | | | | starting a new relationship, when you are handling |
| The rush to act may turn against you. You need | | | | way too much on your plate, there isn't a perfect |
| to do a certain amount of prep before you are | | | | moment to start a new regiment, so once you |
| ready. Starting a diet without really committing to | | | | got your plan together - go for it! |
| change may lead to a conclusion that "dieting is | | | | |