Much has been said about the dismal stats regarding overweight people in this country: 66% are overweight, and 33% of those people are actually obese.
Despite all the weight loss programs, all the new diets, all 2500 diet books on the market, and all the money spent on weight loss products and services ($33 billion annually), people are still fat.
More specific to women, the stats show that 62% of women between the ages of 20 and 74 are overweight. 45% of women are on a diet on any given day.
Maria's Last Diet is here to tell you that dieting and exercising are never enough if you want to achieve permanent weight loss. You need to integrate the mental side of losing weight into your plans.
By the mental side we mean the following:
- Thinking about the things you do automatically that interfere with weight loss
- Self-reflecting about what food stands for in your life
- Recognizing certain feelings and mood states that send you into overeating
- Bringing to light the lies you tell yourself about your overeating and your weight gain
- Thinking about your resistance to change
These are the powerhouse issues. These are the issues that will block your way every time, leaving you with yet another diet failure to contend with.
Don't be a statistic. Do something amazing for yourself. Tackle those non-food matters - tackle them hard. Pay attention to them. They will show up most especially when you are dieting. If you ignore them, you will never make yourself one of those weight loss success stories. But if you are brave enough to acknowledge the mental side of things, you will surely come out a weight loss winner.
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