“If only I could control my
weight!” may appear to be wistful thinking on your part. Know that you are not
alone, as many others think the same way. Be aware that you can control
your weight successfully.
Understanding that it is possible to achieve
successful weight control is important, because why would you want to undertake
something like weight control, unless you thought that you could succeed?
Be aware that you are the one
and only person in control of your weight. In fact, your weight is one of
the variables in your life that you can actually change, if you choose to do
so.
“How do I go about weight
control in such a way as to guarantee success?” may be another question.
There are no guarantees. Your
success will depend upon you, the decisions that you make in the immediate
future and the long-term actions you choose to take.
Becoming serious about
controlling your weight is important. Anyone who is serious about weight
control will probably find a way to succeed. Once you have become serious about
taking control of your weight, then you will need to look more seriously at
what is involved, in terms of weight control principles and practices.
Do you know the difference
between weight loss, weight loss maintenance and weight loss management?
Many people, who are
serious about losing weight, do not realize that these are the
three, most important aspects of successful weight control. Weight loss, weight
loss maintenance and weight loss management are different stages that you will
go through, when you become serious about assuming control of your weight.
Weight loss involves taking the
weight off, in the first place. Weight loss maintenance involves maintaining
the new weight that you have achieved, once you have succeeded in losing the
initial weight. Weight loss management, involves keeping the initial weight off
permanently.
You do have other options, as
well. The choice is yours, as after all, you are now the one in control of your
weight.
Once you have lost weight
initially, you can decide what you think is the ideal or the most appropriate
weight for you. You will be making this decision. You can allow yourself to regain
some weight, if you feel that you may have lost too much weight initially or if
you feel uncomfortable in some way, about your weight loss. You may feel that
you look too thin to appear healthy. In that case, allow yourself to regain
some weight, but do so cautiously. It is easier to put on weight, than it
is to take it off again.
You also have the option of
deciding to maintain the new weight that you have achieved. Perhaps you find that you
are satisfied and happy with your general appearance, once you have lost the
initial weight. When you see others responding to you and your initial weight
loss in a positive manner, it will help to re-enforce your desires, thoughts
and feelings about maintaining your weight. Then, you need to consider
continuing the principles and practices of long term, effective, weight control.
You may choose to lose
more weight, if you think or feel that you would be more comfortable, happier
or healthier by doing that. Sometimes it is easier to lose weight a bit a time,
rather than making the decision to lose a lot of weight, all at once. Set some
goals and begin to work on them.
By addressing the issue of
weight control, you will be entering into a brand new phase in your life. You are
starting out on a new pathway of self-improvement and setting an example for
others to follow. Over time, you will develop a new sense of self-esteem, as
you see yourself setting more goals and actually reaching them, in terms of
successful weight control.
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