Weight Loss: Stop the Terrible Habit of Eating

It is honestly common to start a diet and then straight away stop the “terrible habits” of eating. This brick wall effect sets the person up for failure in that it introduces the urge to cheat on the diet straightaway, in the subconscious.

This is where the axiom crash diet originated. It is a method that is very common to those who mean well when they start, but commonly leads to failure before long. Needless to say, slipping in a treat here and there is common, but the crash diet sets a person up for a higher fail rate.

Weight Loss and Psychology

The real blame falls on how our brains are wired to think — or rather, misthink. The reasons are many for why a sudden change in diet will not usually work. One reason is a failure to prepare in advance for the emotional and psychological impact that diet changes have on the mind. Try this method to dodge this crash effect:

• 1-Set a Date
• 2-Picture Success
• 3-Purge Food and drink

This may seem like a simplistic view of the way equipment work, but this simple plot may mean the difference in your overall shape by this time next year. Be sure you give it a shot for at least three months and see for yourself that it does take off the weight. Here are those steps in superior detail:

1. Set a Date

Setting a date and writing it down on the calendar will help motivate you by giving your mind a picture of what to expect. This mental picture gives you the time needed to prepare for the change. Choose a date that doesn’t fall near major celebrations for you, pick a date that is strategic (and not the next day).

2. Picture Success

You want to continually visualize yourself in the new body. This again deals directly with your subconscious mind, and many find it ridiculous at first. But visualize it. Take photos of those with the body you want to have and collect them on a corkboard or additional mindmap device you use.

3. Purge Food and drink

The day before the diet, go through every nook and cranny where you have food and drink tucked away. This means purses, lockers, desks, and every additional place you typically snack. Look at the food and drink as a booby trap of sorts. You do not want to have positive momentum only to find that stash of (insert treat name here) to de-rail you.

If you ease into your fitness and dieting regimen, rather than choosing the “jump off the cliff” approach that leads to a harsh crash, you will have surpass chances of success. Prepare for it in advance by writing down the goal, visualizing the end goal, and getting rid of the triggers that will encourage your bingeing.