To Diet or Not to Diet
When we think of losing weight, the first thing that comes to our mind is "diet". Although diet programs are successful in the short term, people gain back even more of the weight they lost if they do not change their habits. The diet lists we hang on the refrigerator, the treadmills we try to fit into the house and which later turn into hangers... Unfortunately, after a while, we start not to see these, we become insensitive. So where do we make mistakes?
Where do we make mistakes?
Actually, where we make mistakes is at the beginning. We generally see that people who set short-term goals, want to get quick results, disrupt the metabolism, try to follow every diet on the screen/newspaper, do not add exercise to their lives, and actually wait for a "magic wand" to make all these happen, fail in the long term.
First of all, ask yourself these questions;
•Why do I want to lose weight?
•What compels me to eat?
•What triggers me?
•Do I start eating again when I lose some weight? ?
•Do I fully realize my hunger/satiety and stop myself accordingly?
•Is what I experience 'emotional hunger?' Do I eat more when I'm stressed, unhappy, happy or empty?
• Do I eat even though I'm not hungry?
•So What Can I Change?
First of all, it is very important to change your perspective. As I said, accept the idea of losing weight not to prepare for a wedding/graduation but to "be healthy". Because we will encounter food throughout our lives.
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Internalize the thought of "I am changing my eating habits/eating healthy", not "diet".
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Make some preliminary preparations. Observe what you eat during a day. Keep a "nutrition diary". You will realize how much you snack!
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Organize your kitchen and surroundings. ''What is out of sight is also out of the stomach.'' Reduce visuals, the more junk food around you, the more food will come to your mind.
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Be flexible , don't put pressure on yourself ritual; Because changing habits is not an easy thing and time is required.
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Therefore, move forward by setting weekly goals. While you gain the habit of drinking water one week, you can try to teach yourself things about sports habits the next week. Trying to change all habits at the same time can be disappointing.
Everyone's metabolism, height, age and hormones are different. Don't lose your motivation by comparing yourself with others. Be sure to get tested and get support from an internal medicine specialist to see if you have a disease that will slow down your weight loss.
Although losing weight seems to be only a physical thing, the psychological side predominates. Therefore, first change your perspective. Otherwise, you may encounter a cycle of losing weight and gaining it back, which we call Yo-yo diets, throughout your life.
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