Maria's Last Diet

by Maria's Last Diet

Losing weight and kicking a drug habit are not the same thing. But there are definite similarities.

If you are carrying around extra weight - a little or a lot - you are almost certainly in the habit of overeating, or eating the wrong things. This is just as much of a habit as taking drugs or smoking or drinking. And once it becomes a habit for you, it is very difficult to break.

Your eating habits get to be so much a part of you, so intertwined with your everyday life, that separating them out can't happen in an instant. Just like quitting drugs or cigarettes or alcohol, it is a process.

So, take your time. The worst thing to do is jump into the latest diet without considering the "YOU" part of dieting. It's the "YOU" part that counts more than anything.

Here are some of the "YOU-HABITS". Maybe you can find yourself in some of them.

• You eat to feel less anxious
• You eat to feel less lonely
• You think you can't succeed because of past failures
• You have no support system to help you change your eating
• You never go back on your diet once you start cheating
• You don't let yourself know how unhappy you are about your weight
•  You use eating as a way to lessen the pressure life puts on you
• You can't seem to socialize without overeating
• You have trouble putting limitations on yourself
• You get afraid of losing weight

These are just some of the "YOU" parts of dieting. These are the parts that need particular attention. These are just some of the "YOU-HABITS" that you might need to break.

by Maria's Last Diet

Ever wonder why some women can lose weight, get thin, and stay that way?

It involves an amazingly powerful force - the force of HABIT.

Any woman who was an overeater and then learns to eat in a way that KEEPS her thin, has made staying thin a habit, and habits are practically automatic.

And any woman who is still an overeater, and always gains back the weight, has made being overweight a habit - as long as there is no physical/medical reason why she can't lose.

Start investigating your habits around food, eating, weight, and around your overeating triggers as well. Such an investigation can be a gold mine of information for you.

Then, here's an important fact you should know: HABITS CAN BE CHANGED! It takes work, and a lot of practice. Start by doing things just a little bit differently, and then make your way up to some big habit changes.

You see, when your habits change, when they become repeated actions that work towards keeping excess weight off for you, that's when you've achieved the ultimate, permanent weight loss success you've been after.

People can change their ways. That's what life is all about, growth and change. And if other women can do it, so can you.

So go ahead, get started by learning what steps you can take to make the force of habit work for you too.