Are You Mentally Ready to Lose Weight?

So, What Should You Do?

• What kind of lifestyle do you live?
  

  Is your lifestyle very hectic and full of stress or is it even keeled and fairly stress free?  

• Do you incorporate exercise into your life?

  Do not consider household chores or things you do on a daily basis to survive as exercise. Of course everyone walks from here to there on a daily basis to get things done. Exercise is a regimined routine of aerobics or strength conditioning.

• How do you eat?

  Are you what is called an "On the Go Eater" grabbing whatever is available quickly or do you set aside specific meal times and sit down to a planned meal?

• What do you eat?

  Are you a fast food junky or one of those people who can't survive without a ton of fats and starches in your diet, or are you foods evenly distributed among the food groups?

• When do you eat?

  Do you eat 3 meals per day with a couple of snacks thrown in or are you a binge eater who eats all day or one who quite often skips a meal?

• Do you have health problems that have caused your weight gain?

  If this is you, you should find out as much as you can about your health problem and consult your physician before starting any kind of weight loss program.

• Has your weight gain caused you health problems?

  Quite often people who are excessively overweight end up with health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. This is even more reason to lose the extra weight. Once again, check with your doctor before starting any diet program.

• Are you mentally prepared to do what is necessary to be successful in a weight loss program?

  75% of being successful in any weight loss program is mental.Go in mentally prepared to succeed and you will.