All diets work .The challenge is that before, during or after you experience a little success, you tend to lose some of the commitment that you began with. It is short lived and hence does not give you the impetus to continue.
So, now what? What do you do to keep things going and achieve long term success, increased energy and improved physicality? You need to consciously make a change in how you interpret the experiences and sensations that you feel as well as use different vocabulary to describe the experience.
This begins with some new questions:
Loosing Weight
Making reference to loosing weight evokes a negative feeling in your brain. Your brain interprets loss as a sad experience, missing out on something. Instead use positive language such as letting go of some extra weight.
A great way to frame how you experience meal time might be:
What light meal or snack could I enjoy that would help me achieve my goals?
Another might be:
What food could I eat that would nourish me so I am energized?
Will the food I eat cleanse or clog me?
With these new ways to verbalize and create a new relationship with food, you will experience frequent positive associations to increased energy. You can feel more positive when you make these different decisions and you will experience more lasting effects of your new frame and figure.
1-What are some positive words you are willing to use throughout your day to experience a positive reaction to the change in how you experience food?
2-Would you be willing to make a list of some foods that would nourish you in small amounts that you could be grateful to enjoy?
3-What physical goals could you exceed daily. One step further? One flight of stairs before getting on the elevator? Parking a little further away from your errands each time? Keep moving when you are waiting for someone or something.