The Weight Loss Paradigm

Have you tried losing weight? “AH HA!”. You’ve got a plan! You’ve put on your superhero CAPE! You carefully plan, act and then evaluate your progress. I have had many successful weight loss clients. Some try baby steps and make small changes like eating breakfast daily when they hadn't before and adding more walking every day for the first two weeks. Then they slowly add in more cardio exercise and strength training as well as look at their calorie consumption. They evaluate their progress and continue with small changes every week. I have other clients that jump full force into a dedicated nutrition plan and daily cardio program, three times weekly strength workouts and never look back. Different things work for different people and different lifestyles. The key to success is to stay dedicated for the first two weeks. If the initial undertaking is successful, you are twice as likely to have long term success. So be dedicated. 

Any program that you chose for your goal should follow these important steps. Make a decision to change. Plan a course of action. Incorporate into your life. Have the confidence to act, and lastly eliminate the negatives. Negatives are any people, places or things that can get in the way of your goal. They’re the people who say “Just have one bite of cake—it’s my birthday”. If it’s their birthday they have the right to eat it—not you. It’s the restaurant that you’ve decided to walk into without any healthy choices on the menu. Remember when making your plan, to set times, dates, and checkpoints for follow-through as well as a Plan B. Plan B helps to overcome obstacles, reminds you how to deal with last-minute mishaps, and gives you the ability to tweak your program when needed. 

“I CAN!” It is important to continually review your past successes. Give yourself rewards that contribute to your goal, look for new patterns that you have created and self reflect. You will find that you have changed and reached your goal. “I DID it!”