| Introduction
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| | promised myself. I want it so bad I can
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| If there is one thing that all
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| | touch it! Okay, so I need to learn how to
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| dietitians and obesity experts agree on,
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| | eat properly - big deal! I can easily do
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| it is that personal motivation is the
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| | this if I put my mind to it. Heck! Eating
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| foundation of all weight loss success. No
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| | good food isn't difficult. What's
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| matter how healthy the diet-plan, or what
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| | difficult is seeing myself being
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| combination of calories and nutrition it
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| | overweight for the rest of my life. I
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| contains, it won't help anyone lose
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| | want something better. Something a lot
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| weight unless they follow it for long
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| | better than a fistful of nachos or a
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| enough. Their willingness to do so
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| | dollop of fatty dessert."Example 2
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| depends entirely on how motivated they
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| | "Hmm, my diet isn't going so good. So
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| are to change their eating and exercise
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| | let me remind myself why I'm dieting. All
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| habits in order to achieve their weight
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| | my life I've been eating to please other
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| loss goals.Motivation Advice Hard To Find
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| | people. My mom said "eat this", so I ate
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| The Internet offers a bewildering array
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| | it. My school friends said "have some of
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| of diets and weight loss eating plans,
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| | this", so I had lots. My work colleagues
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| but advice on motivation when dieting is
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| | now say "have a slice of this", so I have
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| in extremely short supply. Given the
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| | two! And my kids say "you must try this",
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| strong link between diet-compliance and
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| | so I try it. And every time I make an
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| motivation, this lack of motivational
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| | effort to lose weight, everyone says
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| help is surprising to say the least. It
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| | "forget about your diet, eat some of
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| may stem from the fact that many diets
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| | this" so I do. Well that's enough! No
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| are created by people who lack hands-on
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| | more eating to please other people. Today
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| experience of helping people to manage
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| | I'm going to start eating to please me.
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| their weight. Perhaps they see weight
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| | And what pleases me is the idea of
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| loss as a biological rather than a human
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| | wearing a size (?) dress to my daughter's
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| process. If so, I think it's a
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| | wedding (or other very selfish goal). I
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| mistake.Motivating Yourself To Lose
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| | realise I need to eat properly, but this
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| Weight
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| | is a ridiculously tiny price to pay for
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| I tell all my clients that starting a
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| | achieving my goal. Heck! Eating good food
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| weight loss diet is like starting a
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| | isn't difficult. What's difficult is
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| journey. And like any journey it requires
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| | carrying my excess weight around all day.
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| preparation. We need to look ahead and
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| | I want something better. Something a lot
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| plan how to overcome problems that occur
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| | better than a 4-cheese pizza or a box of
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| along the way. By doing this we take
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| | cookies."Example 3
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| control of the process and greatly
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| | "Hmm, my diet isn't going as smoothly as
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| increase our chances of
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| | I thought it would. Never mind, I'm sure
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| success.Unfortunately, many dieters don't
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| | this is quite normal. I can't expect to
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| plan ahead. Instead, they take things as
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| | change my regular eating habits without a
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| they come, and rely upon two things:
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| | few hiccups along the way. Besides, I'm
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| their initial enthusiasm, and (when this
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| | looking for more than the few minutes of
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| wears off) their willpower. But
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| | pleasure I get from filling my stomach
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| enthusiasm and willpower aren't enough to
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| | with junk. I want a lifetime of pleasure
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| overcome the temptations and difficulties
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| | - real pleasure from looking good and
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| which we face when we try to change our
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| | being taken seriously and who knows,
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| eating habits and lifestyle.Stop for a
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| | maybe finding a great partner. I know
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| moment and imagine taking your family on
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| | other people see me as a fat person -
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| a camping trip. Do you rely on your
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| | goodness, at times I do too! - but this
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| enthusiasm and willpower for food and
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| | is exactly WHY I want to change. I'm
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| shelter? Of course not. In all
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| | tired of being fat. Real tired. And if
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| probability you spend hours beforehand
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| | this means learning how to eat good food,
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| carefully packing and preparing for every
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| | then let's do it! And when it gets tough
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| eventuality, and the whole trip is
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| | I'm going to login to Anne Collins forum
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| carefully planned out in advance.Yet when
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| | and get help. All I know is, I want to
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| you start a diet-journey, many of you set
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| | make it happen!"Example 4
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| off without any kind of planning or
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| | "Hmm, my diet isn't going as smoothly as
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| preparation. It's as if you are convinced
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| | I thought it would. This morning I
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| that everything will go smoothly. But
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| | watched my colleagues eat a whole
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| let's face it, what diet ever runs
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| | birthday cake - it looked delicious - and
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| smoothly? Answer: none! So what happens
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| | I sat there feeling miserable and
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| when we encounter a big problem? Answer:
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| | deprived. Then I went for lunch with a
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| we wobble, and often quit.We Need To Plan
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| | friend and chose a tuna salad while she
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| New Thinking Habits
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| | ate half a pizza followed by two slices
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| Planning a diet-journey doesn't involve
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| | of cheesecake. It was torture! But then I
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| packing equipment, it involves packing
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| | started thinking to myself "what's more
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| "new thoughts". We need to rehearse and
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| | important - a few slices of cheesecake,
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| adopt new ways of thinking in order to
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| | or a really lean shape?" And I decided
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| overcome problems during our journey.
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| | that looking good was what I really
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| This isn't psycho-babble - this is plain
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| | wanted. I know that it's not going to
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| common sense. After all, successful
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| | happen overnight, but if I can persevere
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| dieting is largely a matter of motivation
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| | and learn good eating habits along the
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| and attitude. It's about what goes on
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| | way, I know I'm gonna make it..."Example
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| between our ears!The Most Common Dieting
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| Problem
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| | "Hmm, my diet isn't going as smoothly as
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| The most common problem we face when
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| | I thought it would. But at least it's not
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| dieting is boredom. This typically occurs
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| | a race. So who cares if I have a few
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| when our initial enthusiasm for losing
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| | wobbly moments, as long as I get where I
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| weight wears off, and we become tired of
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| | want to go. At 26 I'm in the prime of my
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| watching what we eat. We become
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| | life, and I want to make the most of it.
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| dispirited, and slightly depressed at the
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| | I'm tired of my slim friends getting all
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| idea of having to maintain our "sensible
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| | the best guys. I want to turn a few heads
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| eating habits" while everyone else seems
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| | myself. I want the attention and I want
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| to be having a good time.Losing Direction
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| | to be taken seriously, and if I have to
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| Leads To Boredom
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| | spend 12 months dieting - heck! I'm gonna
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| We get bored when we lose our sense of
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| | do it. Last week I saw a friend of mine
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| direction. So to overcome it, we need to
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| | in hospital who lost a leg in a car
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| reestablish exactly where we are going.
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| | crash. The doctors say it's going to take
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| Remember, dieting is not an aimless
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| | her 12 months to relearn how to walk. Now
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| process, it's a journey from A to B.
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| | that is tough. By comparison, my journey
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| Here's how we think when we lose
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| | is easy. And as long as I keep reminding
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| direction:"I'm really bored with dieting,
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| | myself of this, I'll be fine."Points To
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| it's such a pain. I don't have any
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| | Remember
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| freedom any more. I can't eat this, I
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| | 1. A diet is a journey from A to B.
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| can't eat that... I'm fed up. I can't
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| | 2. Feeling bored is a sign we are losing
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| share food with the girls at work, I
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| | our direction.
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| can't eat at my favorite restaurants, I
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| | 3. When we lose direction we need to
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| have to keep saying No to food when I
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| | regain it, fast!
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| visit friends, I have to watch my family
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| | 4. The way to regain direction is to
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| eating in front of me, I don't have time
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| | remind yourself why you are dieting.
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| to exercise properly, I'm never going to
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| | 5. You are dieting because you want
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| lose weight and I'm feeling really
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| | something better than a plate of
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| miserable. Heck! Life is too short for
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| | fattening food.Getting Help To Lose
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| this..."This kind of thinking is totally
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| | Weight
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| demotivating. It focuses exclusively on
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| | Changing our eating habits is much
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| the negative aspects of dieting and
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| | easier when we get support from other
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| signals complete aimlessness. No weight
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| | people. So make sure your online weight
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| loss goal is achievable when we think
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| | management plan includes membership of a
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| like this.A Better Way of Thinking
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| | forum. Because only people can offer you
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| Now let me show you some better
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| | the sort of encouragement you need to
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| alternatives. Please compare them with
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| | achieve your personal weight loss
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| the above example.Example 1
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| | goals.Anne Collins, 54, is a qualified
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| "Hmm, my diet isn't going so good. But
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| | nutritionist and full time weight
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| I'm not going to make excuses. I've
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| | management consultant with over 23 years
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| wasted enough time making excuses to
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| | experience. Her clients range from top
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| myself. From now on, no matter what
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| | celebrities to ordinary people of every
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| happens, I'm going to be honest with
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| | age and shape. Her website, attracts 9
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| myself. So what do I want? I want to lose
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| | million unique visitors per annum, and
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| weight and get myself into shape. Why?
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| | her weight loss forum is one of the most
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| Because I really want that beach holiday
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| | active support centers on the Internet.
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| (or other very selfish goal) which I
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