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Fighting Emotions and Weight Loss

I feel compelled to do a weight loss article as there is a good number of people getting ready to start shedding those winter pounds and really don't know the seriousness of the problem.

This article is going to be fairly brief and to the point and not about topics discussed in the pervious articles Losing Weight through Nutrition, Weight loss and Food Portion Sizes, and Simple Steps to Weight Loss, but about the emotional reasons why we fail.

I will be talking mainly to women as they have a harder time losing the weight we added than men do and tend to be more emotional. Now why is this, why does it take a women twice as long to lose the same amount of weight than it does a man. Simple testerone and muscle these combined are a fat burning machine women have much less and the hormone estrogen actually promotes fat stores.

That said why do we fail so often in our weight loss after 5-6 weeks. Here is the main reason we give up, things just aren't working, I'm not seeing the scales drop LIKE I want to, or it is just to much work so we give up as it is much easier to get fat and stay fat. We justify our behavior we may not be happy with it, we are embarrassed, we can't enjoy time with our family at the lake or beach, so we stay in the house and eat more. This brings me comfort makes me feel better. See were I am going all about me not about family, husband, and children. We actually encourage our children to get fat right along with me and this leads them down a destructive path yet we justify our behavior.

Just selfish me see we forget the actions of one effect all in the family. Lets say dad or mom drinks to much gets drunk at home often does this have an effect on the family? An emotional eater in the family has as much effect on the family as a drunk. How can you say that if you are struggling with the weight issue or obesity most likely you are hiding food, lying about the portion sizes or just really give up and quit caring. Husband eyes start rooming but you say we are married for better or worse this is true but this is really dealing with health issues out of your control. Emotional overeating and becoming overweight does not fall here as it is your fault this has happened not something God has planned but pure and simple gluttony.

With weight issues comes increased risk of ever sort of health issue reduced sexual appeal, reduced activities, reduced life all from our lack of self control over our on bodies. It is time not to blame those around us but look in the mirror and put the blame were the blame belongs me. I am the problem I need to learn the ways to cook better, I need to learn exercise is good, I need to learn self control on my portion sizes, I need to learn to love myself. When we really finally see the problem deal with it you are ready so here are some things you need to know so you won't get discouraged and press on to reach one goal after the other.

1- Give as much time to losing the weight as you did gaining it. Don't think fast think steady think determination, think positive.
2- First set small goals to start dealing with weight loss.
3- Use smaller plates to eat from remember portion sizes.
4- No carbonated drinks if your addicted to them treat them as a deadly drug then as this is what they are treat them as such. Set a goal to completely be off them in a week or so.
5- Set up to go to a gym or begin exercises at home
6- Remember it is not weight that is the enemy it is fat so understand the aspects of losing fat not weight.
7- Women may take up to 6 weeks to begin showing progress in losing weight (fat) Say What!
Ok this is the way I explain this statement were it is easily understood. When we go buy a steak we look to see if the meat is marbled or has fat running through it, well your muscle is the same marbled and you body uses this fat first so really there is not outward signs till we clean up our muscles then our body begins to use the fat stored on the outer parts of our bodies. Also remember this fat loss can not be targeted it has to come of as it went on top to middle. Our face is usually the last place it begins and first place we begin noticing the weight or fat decreasing. If we understand this and push past the usual place women give up, and by the way this is week 6 you will begin to see really dramatic improvements in the next 6 weeks. 8- Finally make this enjoyable make it were it is not drudgery make it a life long adventure not a yoyo to gain it all back again one day you will see it won't come off age has caught up with ya and it gets harder and harder as we grow older. Then the ole I am old might as well enjoy myself comes into play and the all about me is back again only this time you may not see the real problem again ME.

I hope this helps I know there are some statements here that hurt may make you mad but when we understand the deadly effects of this crazy behavior we open our eyes as see the light. We are ready.

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