Seven Keys to Permanent Weight Loss Success (Part 1 of 4)

This is Part 1 of the 4-Part "Seven Keys to Permanent Weight Loss Success" series.

Terrorists are competently named because their plan of action are designed to strike fear into the hearts of the people. This fear is often irrational. Galore folk abide their time suffering anxiety over the next unlikely attack piece falling prey to a monster that kills much folk every week than those dead on Gregorian calendar month 11th. This killer has no hidden agenda and destroys without prejudice. Those who are unfortunate enough to meet this nemesis often suffer prolonged pain before eventually succumbing and “giving up the breath” as death was delineated in ancient Egypt.

What could possibly be so terrible? In the year 2000, the leading preventable cause of death was tobacco. Only a few decades ago, doctors and priests would-be smoke during commercials and share their favorite brand of cigarette. Today, there is a stigma associated with smoking because we understand the link between tobacco and death. Unfortunately, there is a new rival who is quickly gaining ground. This rival claimed thousands lives in the year 2000, and was the second leading preventable cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Illness Control (CDC). Who is this deadly threat to society?

Poor diet and lack of exercise.

Surprised? Thousands of folk die every day due to poor feeding habits and lack of regular exercise. The death certificate won’t mention their favorite fast food jazz band meal or the fact that they would-be rather watch the latest golf tournament than take a stroll through the park. Instead, one of the galore chronic diseases that have been once and for all coupled to nutrition and exercise will stake its claim over another life.

Society spends much time and energy worrying just about violent threats than dealing with this leading cause of death. Piece the quality of products and services designed to address the situation is growing – in fact, the health and health industry is en way to become the next trillion-dollar industry according to economic expert Paul Zane Pilzer – the rate of obesity, overweight, and conditions related to poor diet and lack of exercise such as type II “adult onset” polygenic disorder is increasing. In fact, adult onset polygenic disorder is now being diagnosed in enough children that most medical professionals just refer to it as “type II.”

Perhaps one reason why this epidemic is so hard to combat is that folk are focused on the resolution as a product or service, rather than a process. To quit smoking, galore folk obtain counseling, join groups or follow systems because it’s not as simple as agitated the last pack (the author is one of the fortunate few who was able to finish smoking “cold turkey” but found it far much difficult to overcome his poor feeding habits). Overweight and fleshiness is a condition related to behavior and patterns that have taken years to create, so the notion that several magic product will suddenly undo the thousands of days of programming is absurd. Successful, permanent weight loss is a process, not an event.

During a recent seminar that I conduct, participants explored the conception of just how powerful the mind is and how this relates to losing fat. After a serious of powerful exercises, they were asked to create an action plan based on what they knowing in order to with success lose fat and support it off. The result of this workshop was seven keys that self-addressed what most diet programs or weight loss systems do not: the fact that fitness starts inside.

Here, then, are seven keys to permanent weight loss success that start on the inside.

Key #1: Be Positive

You’ve probably detected this one before. It’s a popular cliché. In order for it to work, however, you have to come on the far side a catchy statement and integrate this as part of your life. In order to truly “be positive” you must start with an understanding of the mind. Your reality is perception, and perception is influenced by your thoughts. Thoughts create reality. What you think just about expands.

A nice friend and client of mine was a pilot for galore years. After the terrorist attacks on Gregorian calendar month 11th, he was out of work. He went through a period of extreme grief, pain, and anger. His health suffered. It wasn’t the money that smitten such a powerful blow. It was thing else, a mistake galore folk made.

You see, my friend’s reality could be summed up with this statement: “I am a pilot.”

Can you see the danger in this? He defined himself by what he did, not who he was. By losing his job, he lost his identity. In reality, he was there all along, but his ego unbroken acquiring in the way of finding his true self. He had to discover how to let go and be himself, and define who he was on his own merits, not by his actions, level of success, or how others perceive him.

Many folk who are overweight create the same situation. Most will create the statement, “I am fat.” Of course, the desire to lose weight mightiness exist, but if your definition of self-worth is based on the figure of fat you carry, what happens once it’s gone? If you’ve lived with “I am fat” for months or years, who do you expect to become once the fat is gone? This subconscious fear of losing your identity can sabotage your process.

What we think just about expands. If you focus on the fat you carrying, or the difficulty you have losing weight, then expect much of it. Expect much fat, and expect a difficult time losing the fact. On the another hand, if you focus on cathartic the fat, on your success and the process, then this is what you will obtain much of. The fat won’t go away overnight. However, if you spend just one day feeding healthy foods and exercise – even as if it’s just taking a short walk – would-be you consider that to be an improvement? Could you call that a “healthy day” compared to your previous habits? What if you distinct to be, “I am healthy,” and give the fat several time to let go?

Be positive means be realistic, and focus on the positive progress. Focus on abundance – get much of what you will to receive, instead of thinking just about what you don’t want.

These keys will be continuing in part 2.

Copyright 2005 Jeremy Likness

About The Author

Jeremy Likness is an author, psychological feature speaker, international health coach, Certified Fitness Trainer and Specialist in Performance Nutrition. He wrote the internationally merchandising book, Lose Fat, Not Faith http://www.LoseFatNotFaith.com (ISBN 0976907925) after losing 65 pounds of fat. He was a Top Finisher in a 2000 Physique Transformation competition. See much articles by Jeremy at http://www.NaturalPhysiques.com/.