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better
If you go on a diet
that requires drastic
changes to your
current lifestyle,
your chances of
failing are higher.
Small changes and
gradual weight loss
are achievable.
Post your
goals
E ating rig h t an d exercising
ta k e s tim e an d I’m ju s t so busy! S ound
fam iliar? If so, w rite d o w n th e re a so n s
y o u s ta rte d th e diet. M ake co p ies of
y o u r lis t a n d place th e m w h e re you'll
see th e m every day. A dd v isu al aid s if it
h elp s, su c h as p h o to g ra p h s of y o u r kids,
to h elp rein fo rce h o w th e d ie t w ill help
y o u b e h e a lth ie r an d le a d a m o re active
life w ith y o u r family.
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NW
Bounce back
from slip-ups
You dutifully e a t h ealth fu lly all w eek,
b u t o n S a tu rd a y yo u enjoy a b u rger, fries, an d
tw o m artin is. Yikes! M any p e o p le q u it th e ir d iet
w h e n th e y e a t a big m eal o r sp lu rg e o n a d e s se rt,
b u t th a t’s a m istake.
“You n e e d to b e a s n ice to y o u rse lf as y o u are
to o th e rs,” Salge-B lake say s. “If you w ere
te a c h in g y o u r child to rid e a bike an d th e y fell
dow n, w o u ld y o u criticize th e m an d tell th e m to
give up? O f co u rse n o t!”
N o body's perfect. T h e re w ill b e tim es w h en
y o u ’ll en d u p eatin g th e w ro n g thing. A ccept th a t,
an d you'll b e b e tte r able to co p e w ith slip -u p s an d
g et b ack firm ly o n track .
Go gradual
If y o u go o n a d ie t th a t re q u ire s d ra stic
ch an g es fro m y o u r c u rre n t lifestyle, y o u 're
se ttin g y o u rself u p to fail. “N o th in g d ra stic g o t y o u to
th is w eight,” Salge-B lake says. “You d id n ’t w ake u p o n e
d ay an d find y o u rself fo u r siz es larger.” H ence, quick-fix
d ie ts d o n ’t w o rk long-term .
A b e tte r p la n is o n e in w h ich yo u grad u ally chip
aw ay a t th e h a b its th a t g o t y o u h ere . S et a rea listic w eig h t
lo ss goal, w h ich Salge-B lake say s is lo sin g
10%
o f y o u r
b o d y 's w eig h t o v er th e n e x t six m o n th s. Sm all ch an g es an d
g rad u al w eig h t lo ss a re achievable, m aking su c c e ss m ore
likely an d su stain a b le.
