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Lose weight without dieting

Written on May 25th, 2009 by Susan Kersleyno shouts

Is it possible for your weight to change by your mind-set rather than by restricting your intake according to diet rules? Is the reason diets don’t work because of your state of mind?

Start with your beliefs about weight and about thinness:

  • What would being slimmer mean to you?
  • How would your life change if you were slimmer?
  • What are you protecting yourself against?
  • How would other people perceive a slimmer you?
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Location, location

Written on July 29th, 2007 by Susan Kersleyno shouts

Does where you are matter? I think so. Once you have got into the right mindset about what you are going to eat then it’s about where you are and whether what you want is available.

Home may be great or not depending on whether you do the shopping and cooking mainly! If you are depending on what meals you can buy then you may have all the good intentions and all the positive mind set but find that it’s chips with everything A couple of days ago I was at Womad which has been renamed WOMUD and was wary of what to buy, as I didn’t want to suffer from ‘Festival goers’ tummy.’ Decided that Southern fried chicken and chips would be safe. I was hungry. I like that food (though not keen on chips often eat them if in front of me) Asked my self what do I want and the answer was ‘Ask for chicken without the chips’ She knocked of £2 from the price and I enjoyed my fried chicken pieces. Maybe it wasn’t the healthiest meal but it was what I wanted to eat. I gave myself a metaphorical pat on the back because I’d avoided a huge portion of chips!! There’s nothing quite like walking through deep mud to get your calf muscles working and keep the metabolism up and weight steady.

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