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