Weight Loss Tips - Don"t Let the Scale Control Your Life
"I will be happy when" These are the words of adolescence.
They are the words of inexperience.
It is the kind of thing teenagers say when they have to wait on something they want.
They won't be happy until they get it.
Even if the attitude spurs you to action in an area where you want to make changes, it represents a delay in feeling good, satisfied, at peace with yourself.
You don't have to wait to be happy.
Inner satisfaction needs to come from the journey.
All of us have things we want to change.
We want something to be improved whether it is our appearance, our income, or something about our family and friends.
None of these things and especially not the scale should dictate our satisfaction.
The Areas of Self Care What reminded of the lyrics of a song that went if you want to make a change, look in the mirror and make the change.
If the scale is the determining factor for your peace of mind, then take back control from a measuring device.
What area of your life do you think being at an idea weight falls under.
There are about 12 areas of self care.
They are Nutrition, Exercise, Work, Play, Relationships, Spirituality, Self Esteem, Life Purpose, Finances, Environment, Stress Resiliency, Health Habits.
Where does ideal body weight belong? I think in health habits.
Losing weight would then fall into that category.
Other areas of self care are involved in that process.
How ready are you to make a change.
Rate yourself in health related areas on this list.
They would be nutrition, exercise, health habits and care, stress resiliency.
On a scale of 0-10, how satisfied are you with your usual, steady activity and progress in each of these areas.
Test your readiness for change.
If you are ready to change your health habits for instance, ask yourself these questions: - How satisfied are you with this area right now? - Do the pros outweigh the cons? - How much are your dreams or desires motivating you to take action there now? - Rate your current emotional or physical pain or stress level with this area of your life now.
- Rate your current or near foreseeable future amount of crisis/loss (that may motivate you to change.
) - Is now a good time for focusing on this area of your life? - Are you prepared to move forward with this change no matter what the responses from others? - How in place or ready are the resources and support systems needed to help you make and sustain this change? If you can answer affirmatively for most of these, you are ready for change.
If not look to other areas of your life.
Even if you have strength in an area, if you improve in any area of self care, everything improves.
Quit delaying your peace and happiness.
Take stock, do what you are ready and prepared to do and what needs to happen will happen.
They are the words of inexperience.
It is the kind of thing teenagers say when they have to wait on something they want.
They won't be happy until they get it.
Even if the attitude spurs you to action in an area where you want to make changes, it represents a delay in feeling good, satisfied, at peace with yourself.
You don't have to wait to be happy.
Inner satisfaction needs to come from the journey.
All of us have things we want to change.
We want something to be improved whether it is our appearance, our income, or something about our family and friends.
None of these things and especially not the scale should dictate our satisfaction.
The Areas of Self Care What reminded of the lyrics of a song that went if you want to make a change, look in the mirror and make the change.
If the scale is the determining factor for your peace of mind, then take back control from a measuring device.
What area of your life do you think being at an idea weight falls under.
There are about 12 areas of self care.
They are Nutrition, Exercise, Work, Play, Relationships, Spirituality, Self Esteem, Life Purpose, Finances, Environment, Stress Resiliency, Health Habits.
Where does ideal body weight belong? I think in health habits.
Losing weight would then fall into that category.
Other areas of self care are involved in that process.
How ready are you to make a change.
Rate yourself in health related areas on this list.
They would be nutrition, exercise, health habits and care, stress resiliency.
On a scale of 0-10, how satisfied are you with your usual, steady activity and progress in each of these areas.
Test your readiness for change.
If you are ready to change your health habits for instance, ask yourself these questions: - How satisfied are you with this area right now? - Do the pros outweigh the cons? - How much are your dreams or desires motivating you to take action there now? - Rate your current emotional or physical pain or stress level with this area of your life now.
- Rate your current or near foreseeable future amount of crisis/loss (that may motivate you to change.
) - Is now a good time for focusing on this area of your life? - Are you prepared to move forward with this change no matter what the responses from others? - How in place or ready are the resources and support systems needed to help you make and sustain this change? If you can answer affirmatively for most of these, you are ready for change.
If not look to other areas of your life.
Even if you have strength in an area, if you improve in any area of self care, everything improves.
Quit delaying your peace and happiness.
Take stock, do what you are ready and prepared to do and what needs to happen will happen.
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