View permanent weight loss as a process, not an event
View permanent weight loss as a process, not an event.
Most great achievements are the result of hard work and a designated plan of action. As they are often time consuming, progress is made in small, purposeful steps.
The same is true concerning permanent weight loss. It's not just going to happen. Through a process you create and execute, you are infinitely more likely to succeed in all your endeavors. Save the "events" for birthdays and celebrations, and view permanent weight loss as a process of making a plan, and then, each day, doing the next right thing.
Action for the day: Today, simply do the next right thing. Whenever you have a decision to make, whether it's what to eat or what to do after work, do the next right thing.
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HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
on 4/21/10 6:12 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
When I started on my weight loss journey this last and final time I never said I was "on a diet"....a diet to me is an "event" with a definitive beginning and end. For me I made a lifestyle change....it will not end until I no longer breathe.....
on 4/22/10 12:01 am
It's interesting that you post this because one of the main points of the McDougall diet is that you have a couple of feast days - like Thanksgiving and birthdays where you eat the celebratory foods and enjoy them - but immediately the next day you go back to a healthy diet. The idea is if you eat healthy 95% of the time then you don't have to worry about any damage inflicted by poor choices 5% of the time. And yes, plan ahead is important.
