Would it help you to have a set of guidelines for losing some weight?
If so, try these on for size.
- Specify realistic weight-loss goals — not just number of pounds to lose, but also the changes you will have to make in the way you eat, think, plan, react, keep motivated, etc
- List the possible positive outcomes and use these as motivation
- Identify what will get in your way of achieving your goals, and think of ways to overcome them
- Plan out the actions you will take to avoid the old triggers
- Practice your new behaviors (attitude, thinking, feeling, ways of coping) each day
- Monitor your practices and keep a diary of how you did
- After a week, review how you did and revise your plans and practices accordingly, making sure you note and work on anything that is still getting in the way
- Review all of this openly and honestly with a trusted confidant
- Keep this up, week after week until you’ve reached your goals
