| There is a big problem with obesity especially in | | | | to lose weight, we place unreasonably high |
| the United States. This is great for those | | | | standards on ourselves and set goals we know |
| companies in the weight loss business. In fact, it is | | | | good and well cannot be achieved. Then, when |
| extremely great because they know that you | | | | we don't lose 30 pounds in a month for example, |
| probably won't make it on your diet but you will | | | | we just give up our diet or our weight loss |
| have spent some money with them trying. Why | | | | program because we can't see the use. Your |
| is it that most people can't lose weight? It has to | | | | weight problem did not happen to you overnight. |
| do with behavior change. They don't lose weight | | | | It took awhile for you to get into this condition |
| because they don't change their behavior towards | | | | and it will take a reasonable steady process to |
| food intake and exercise. Not only is burning | | | | reverse it. Your body can safely lose one to two |
| excess calories essential to weight loss but | | | | pounds per week so you do the math. You may |
| reducing food intake as well. Part of losing weight | | | | not see noticeable results for months. |
| is being able to push yourself away from the | | | | It is important to set goals that can be realistically |
| table but many cannot do this. They typically don't | | | | reached. And you should have a forgiving spirit |
| eat to be filled but stuff themselves. Depending | | | | towards yourself. When you set out to change |
| on your situation, sometimes it is even okay to | | | | behavior you are going to without a doubt fail a |
| miss a meal. | | | | few times. You have to be able to pick yourself |
| It is interesting to note that Buddhist monks are | | | | back up and try again. People who attempt to quit |
| committed to eating only two meals a day with | | | | smoking go through this cycle. They will start out |
| the heaviest meal being at 11:00 A.M. each day. | | | | well and then have a bad day and smoke. The |
| Why is this? Because the Buddha said that eating | | | | ones who successfully quit smoking are the ones |
| from noon until dawn the next day was unhealthy | | | | who start the quitting process right away after |
| and would make the body too full for meditation. | | | | their fall. |
| There is a lot of truth to this because when one | | | | And finally, a reason why most people can't lose |
| eats a meal too late in the evening they will gain | | | | weight has to do with their attitude toward food |
| weight plus have a tough time sleeping. Yet we | | | | and its use. Your body needs food to live. That's |
| do this with our hurried lifestyles and late in the | | | | it. While it can be an enjoyable experience, that |
| evening eating habits. The country of Brazil is | | | | experience should not be the goal when eating. In |
| recognizing a growing obesity problem within its | | | | other words, we should not use food to lift us up |
| ranks yet it is common for people there to eat | | | | when our mood is down nor use it as a reward |
| very late in the evening around 9:00 P.M. or even | | | | when we have achieved something. Food should |
| 10:00 P.M. | | | | only be looked at as a substance necessary to |
| Another reason why most people can't lose | | | | sustain life. By changing our attitude in this way |
| weight is due to our attitudes about wanting | | | | we are doing well towards our ultimate goal of |
| something and wanting it now. When we set out | | | | losing weight. |