Do you think losing weight is more of a mind thing than a physical thing.?
Monday, April 12th, 2010 at
3:17 pm
I have been trying to lose weight for the past 4 years. I’m not considered fat. I’m on the verge of being fat. I’m 5’7′ 180 but I look like I weight 150, which is the weight I’m aiming for. It is so hard for me to get up and go to the gym. I also struggle with eating habits. High blood pressure and diabetes runs in my family and I don’t want either. I need help, do you think hypnosis will help me to stay focus and determined?
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Its all in your head. I have the same problem. YOu have to tell yourself to get up and go to the gym. I’ve never thought about hypnosis maybe i should try it myself.
Getting psyched up for weight loss is critical, especially for those days when you don’t really want to exercise and/or are tempted to eat in counterproductive ways.
Otherwise,weight loss is really quite simple; there are only two things you need do to reach your goals:
1. Restrict daily calories to 1600 calories per day. By increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat, you will be able to keep your intake at this level without feeling hungry or uncomfortable.
2. Exercise for one hour a day, every single day. It can be anything from pilates to just plain walking, but do it. One hour. Every day.
This is a pretty simple recipe for weight loss, but it works. It has worked for me; I have lost 78 pounds this way. I even lost weight over Thanksgiving. It will work for you if you commit to it and stick to it.
Good luck!
Absolutely. It’s between the ears. Hypnosis is garbage, though. Start slow with an exercise routine and build on that success.
If you’ve been trying to loose weight for 4 years i think you can get really determined and focused if you’ve been trying to loose weight for that long! many people loose like 5 pounds in a week if you try really hard. You dont really need to be focused on loosing weight you ahve to have somthing that will get your mind off food and stuff like that. like a hobby.
No it’s more physical overall, it’s only will power when your transiting from an unhealthy lifestyle to a healthy lifestyle, but the slower you do it the easier it is. Once in a healthy lifestyle it’s second nature. Your body adapts to the healthy lifestyle, your biological clock adapts. You never crave bad foods because your body is clean and only knows whole foods, you know the feeling of an endorphin rush and exercise becomes habit. Your more optimistic because of healthy diet and exercise, it’s the physical work that effects the mind in the end. Well at least that’s how I see it, now adays I don’t even think about cheating on my diet or not going out and exercise.
It’s just I enjoy the feeling of a healthy meal and the feeling of an endorphin rush.
Nope…. I think determination will come when you start seeing result. Maybe pick a different time to go to the gym. Or get up a little earlier, so you give yourself time for a light, healthy breakfast, or even a piece of fruit. You need something before working out. Get into the gym clothes and get to the gym. Before long you’ll start seeing the result of your hard work, then will be more enthusiastic about going. You can do it! Get a handle on the high blood pressure… now! Read food labels. Avoid any preprared foods if you can. If you read the nutrition labels, you’d see the over-the-top sodium content in those foods. Eat nuts in reasonable portions as a snack choice, fruit, but not too much, natural peanut butter (great on apples & bananas), and keep it low fat. There are a LOT of wonderful, tasty foods that are healthy. Broiled salmon, chicken over a really nice salad. Get rid of the white bread and start eating whole grains. Again read labels. “Multi-grain” can still mean the main ingredient is white flour. What I’m saying is make your calories healthy calories.
Good Luck! You really CAN do it!!
Yes, I do think it’s more of a mind thing, but one should be physical too. I used to take heavy doses of a drug that typically causes weight gain. I was happy to tell the people on the medical forum that I actually lost weight on it.
I know what you mean about the gym.
Hypnosis.. maybe..
I think the best thing is to have a project that requires physical energy and gets your mind off food.
I think shopping is great.. all that walking. Challenge yourself to find the best bargains, that way, your exercise pays!
Traveling is usually good. You’ll be busier taking in the new sights than to probably want to be eating.
Heavy cleaning.. it really worked for me. Same with building and fix-it projects.
Hiking.. get into nature.. I took up wild mushroom identification as a way to be even more intuned w/ the outdoors.
It may run counter to some thinking, but I think a good bowl of pasta w/tomato sauce in the afternoon fills one up, isn’t very caloric, is inexpensive, and it sticks w/you.
Good luck.
It both.. you have to believe in yourself to do the work to get what you want.
This is my theory and this is what works for me. Everyone is different so it may need to be adjusted to your own personal needs.
Energy In/Energy Out
Food Intake: 1,200 Per Day
One Pound equals 3,500 Calories
To loose one pound per day, You need to burn your food intake plus your one pound of fat
1,200 (intake) + 3,500 (Outtake) = 4,700 Calories Burn
You must burn at least 4,700 Calories everyday to loose one pound at least. It is very easy to go up and beyond 4,700 calories each day.
Best way to do this is to track your progress on a calorie counter monitor watch. If you do it by the numbers you can loose the weight. It is just a matter of changing the way you think about weight loss.
Once you start wearing your calorie counter you can see the numbers increase and you fill find yourself doing extra things in your day, like tapping your foot while waiting at the light in your car, chewing gum, singing out loud and so on onto of your workout routines. You begin to see that everything you do in your day contributes to the overall numbers needed to loose that pound.
I, myself, have done this recently. Two weeks later, I lost one pant size and 10 pounds. And that is just my current progress. I have used this method previously after childbirth and have gone from 168 to 127 pounds with in two months.
I personally burn 1,000 calories by Walking in my community for one hour in the morning and I also burn 1,000 calories by simply using a stationary bike while playing xbox. I get so involved in playing xbox that I completely forget I am pedaling or working out. Think about it..How many hours have you spent playing video games..why not burn calories while you are doing it.
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Water Intake/Less Storage
Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body’s principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60 to 80 percent of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.
Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don’t have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. To determine if you are getting enough water use this simple formula.. Take your weight, for example 150 pounds and divide by 2. Take your answer which is 75 lbs and change it to ounces, in this case 75 ounces. That is how many ounces of water you need a day. Your body performs mostly on water. If you make sure you get enough water everyday your body will perform at top notch and your body will no longer have the cravings of junk food. You will have a better performing body system to help you work out and feel better thru out your day.
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Good Food
My favorite things to eat:
Avocado Wraps
Simple: Low Carb Tortilla, Half Avocado sliced, alpha sprouts, lettuce, soy bacon…Just wrap it up and eat. You can vary the things you put inside so long as you keep it to approx 4 or 5 items. You want to make sure they are fresh, low calorie and filling. Avocado and mushrooms can replace meats in your meal and still have great taste.
Special K Cereals are fantastic. They have that sweetness that one craves and is so good for you. Calories are low. Great for even just dinner.
First thing in the morning…A Glass of Chocolate Milk. Yup!! Chocolate Milk. We all crave that “got to have” item in the morning. Milk is the best thing you can have for yourself while working out. The chocolate (and you can use Carnation Instant Milk for this but I simply use Nestle dry mix) will give you that sweet “snack” that you need. If you give your body a little bit of it and its in a control way, you will not crave sweets and junk the rest of the day.
Lean Cuisines
Fantastic food! Each meal is approx 180 t0 380 calories per box. So think about your calories. 1,200…You can still have several of these meals a day and still be under your intake requirements.
It’s all about the numbers and watching what you take in and what you burn out. And you know what..If you go over your 1,200 mark for food intake…that’s okay…you simple up your total calories burned for the day by what you took it. So long as you burn off the over all calories to be more than your food intake. Just make sure you stick too it so you can reach your weight loss goals.
Fruits and Veggies
All you want on the schedule listed below.
Bananas are my favorite. They are very filling and can make a meal all on their own.
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Vitamins
My favorite is ONE A DAY WITH ENERGY…I am in love with this vitamin because I am just like everyone else who loves those quick fix energy drinks. But what people do not realize is that energy drinks can contain 120 to 440 calories in just ONE Can. If you think about it..That is HALF of your allowed calories for food intake. The best alternative I have found is One a day with energy vitamin. Easy to spot, it is packaged in a green label bottle. Just One vitamin a day will give you as much energy as approx. 1 1/2 cans of red bull…WITHOUT the calorie intake.
WoW..now your making progress already because you have made more room in your intake calories for actual healthy food.
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Soda/Carbonation
Carbonation is terrible for your system because it bloats your stomach. And when your stomach bloats, your jeans just don’t fit. You can drop one pant size simply by NOT drinking any carbonated drinks all together..Take away the bloat and you have instantly just made it one pant size lower. Besides, Sodas dehydrate you and with that One a Day Vitamin, you won’t need the Caffeine in the soda and it will also cut out those extra calories that you don’t need.
So remove that soda and the energy drinks and just think how much calories you just instantly removed from your daily intake. I normally consume what…four sodas and two energy drinks in one day…that is a total of …. 900 calories. Of what??? Nothing…Those are horrible calories and calories that can be replaced by food which will fuel your body for your day and your workouts.
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Your Body
Your body is like a computer. You must program your body to do what it is suppose to do so it won’t crash and leave you with a virus. Your stomach is only the size of your fist. So think about it right now, Look at your hand and close your fist. Not very big is it. That is how much food you actually ONLY need to eat, each time you eat for every meal. If you eat anything more than that, you will stretch out your stomach which causes overeating and overweight.
What you need to do is eat every three hours, approx 5 to 7 times everyday around the same time. If you are always giving your body healthy and better food choices (the size of your fist) every three hours, your body will know you are giving it food. It will use that food properly. It will not go into starvation mode or store food away for later because it knows…it will get more in three hours. So what does your body do…it flushes everything out of your system because it doesn’t need it.. Now it knows…you wont’ forget about it and that food is on its way.
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Walking Buddy
This is the best thing especially for woman. Get a walking buddy. One hour everyday. Just think about how much talking, venting and laughing two woman can do together while walking and yup, you guessed it…it just burns more calories and reduces your stress. You now are more relaxed because you can talk and free yourself of whatever is frustrating you while getting into shape.
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By: My own experience/Joyceeleann
okay it is all in your head. I used to be like that. Id be too lazy to go to the gym and eat healthy but once you do it you get the hang of it and the weight falls off so fast! I’m telling you if you do it you ll feel so much better about yourself. Good luck!!