Weight Loss - Ending Your Diet Mentality Means Greater Success With Losing Weight

Are you overweight, or do you feel you have weight to lose? Do you have Type 2 diabetes? If you have answered yes to these questions, there is a good chance you are a victim of the "diet mentality." The diet mentality is one that may seem fruitful in theory but is ineffective in practice. It is certainly a sound idea to plan your diet and nutrition around your health goals, which may involve your weight or blood sugar level. But there is one ingredient integral to the success of any diet, which is inherently lacking in most.

This ingredient is the ultimate purpose of the weight loss plan. Is the weight loss plan being used as a means of producing quick change, or introducing lasting habits? Those who have internalized the diet mentality mostly lean towards the former. For a case in point, consider the surge of people undertaking a new food plan at the turn of the New Year. New Year resolutions are notorious for their ambition. Unfortunately, they tend to be resolutions that are usually broken as a mechanism for quick change is one lacking a sustainable basis.

Before we go any further, allow us to clarify there is nothing wrong with looking to improve your health by dieting. Changing your food choices in an attempt to lose weight or lower your blood sugar is a worthy goal deserving recognition. But you must be very careful - don't fall victim to the "diet mentality" and its many drawbacks.

Ending this thinking may be easier said than done. It is human nature to look for shortcuts in an attempt to save time and effort. It is genuinely difficult to make a lasting change when it is natural to overlook long-term benefits for the short-term ones. But if you are to ultimately succeed, this is precisely what you must do: look at the long-term benefits.

Ending or avoiding the diet mentality is in your best interest. Those who still have it will benefit from trying something new. Instead of planning the next few weeks or months around a particular goal, it is better to imagine where you would like to be and doing what it takes to get there, regardless of how much time is needed.

To clarify, here is an example. Let's say you would like to lower your blood sugar to a healthier range and lose 20 pounds. Determine what you need to do to get there regarding diet and lifestyle, and don't set an end date to reach your goal. Focus strictly on the process - ensure each day you are acting according to your plan. Measure your progress every so often but don't worry about how quickly you are moving forward. Small steps may be slower than leaps, but you are much less likely to stumble.

Start thinking long-term. The "diet mentality" excites and motivates but is also full of broken promises. When it comes to dieting, a commitment to making lasting change is what it takes to succeed.

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

For nearly 25 years, Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.

The answer isn't in the endless volumes of   available information but in yourself.



 By Beverleigh H Piepers


Article Source: Weight Loss - Ending Your Diet Mentality Means Greater Success With Losing Weight
Previous Post Next Post
  • From The Dark And Into The Light

    In the 1700's William Cowper lost his mother at a young age. From that painful moment he spent much of his life battling depression and suicidal thoughts. His father sent him away to boarding school, and Cowper found himself feeling very alone in the world. He believed himself to be cursed by God a... Readmore

  • As God's Kingdom Purpose Increases in Us, Our Fear Decreases

    Having lived and worked and saved up north, it was time to move the family back to Perth in 1996. I found a good job reasonably quickly, and so we found ourselves in this new season of life, making a transition - new home, new job, new life. Transitions are not always easy. My work transition was t... Readmore

  • The 4 Most Important Factors to Spiritual Development and Spiritual Awakening

    Spiritual development happens through many ways that will be unique to each individual. But we can simplify it to the 4 things we must do in order for spiritual awakening to happen.The first factor to spiritual development is daily practice. For most people, some form of meditation is the main part... Readmore

  • One Must Begin, But Real Leaders FINISH

    Nearly all of us, have come into contact, or know someone, who is well - meaning, has some excellent ideas and/ or thoughts, and consistently begins important, quality projects, but almost never, brings them to fruition! While this is often an issue in one's everyday life, it often becomes both a f... Readmore

  • How A Leader RESPONDS To Obstacles

    Before you, even, consider getting involved in leadership, it is essential, to realize, recognize and understand, there will inevitably be, some sort of obstacles, which, at least temporarily, interfere with how you might like to get things done, and what you want to achieve. It is how one handles ... Readmore

  • My Experiments With Trust

    "Sir, please trust me, I have applied for this position because I want to experience trust as Tata means trust" - his voice on the other end of telecon was clear but somehow his words lacked that genuine 'smell of trust', if you know what I mean. It was a telephonic interview for recruiting a candi... Readmore

  • Optimize Your Business Results by Igniting Motivation and Focusing on Your Mission

    There's nothing like a crystallized Mission to clear your vision and help you focus on only the relevant tasks that will make that overriding goal a reality. By first defining a Mission Statement that you can wholeheartedly commit to and identify with, you protect yourself against the Time Bandits ... Readmore

  • Message From the Universe: Speak It and It Shall Happen!

    "Some people say life is hard. It is not.Some people say it's easy. It is not.Some say it's lonely, tricky, or a test. It is not.Life is only a reflection of whatever you say.What say you? The Universe"Say life is amazing, say life is great. Say that you wouldn't want it to be any other way. Be gra... Readmore

  • Self-Worth: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Be Human Doings?

    While there are some people who have moments in their life when they take action and moments when they relax, there are others who are practically always doing something. As a result of this, it is going to mean that these people don't experience life in the same way.One OutcomeWhen someone can rel... Readmore

  • Stay Guided by Your Values, Not Your Necessities

    At some point in your life's journey you will be faced with having to choose necessities over your values.Maybe someone you know will put an offer on the table that's 'too good to refuse' or there might be a new business venture that you are asked to be a part of or a new job offer with lots of per... Readmore