4 - Take the Routine Seriously :
If you went through the
earlier golden rule, you know that in choosing the best weight loss plan
for you, you need to choose one that fits into your lifestyle.
The
reason you are doing this, is to make this particular golden rule - the
one about following through on your weight loss plan - a reality
instead of a wish.
Many people, myself included, find
it easiest to start something; it is the follow through that we find
difficult, and because of this, we find it easy to let go of our ideas
and plans when the going gets tough.
By choosing a
weight loss plan that fits naturally into your lifestyle to begin with,
you are making it that much easier for you to stay the course and to
follow through on your weight loss plans.
If you look
at it reasonably you will see that what I am saying makes sense. Think
about it. If you have great ideas on how to lose weight and put them
into action, you can be assured that for the first few days and weeks at
least that you will go through with them.
But what
happens when you have to break through your routine to attend to
something else? Since life can never be planned out down to a T, you can
be assured of getting these interruptions, and frequently, if you lead a
busy life.
Well, to begin with, you would try and keep
as close to your plans as possible, but there may be one or two days
when you need to abandon them altogether to accommodate outside
influences.
When this happens, which weight loss plan
do you think you are most likely to follow through on, once you get back
to your normal routine?
The one which is great, but
which takes you out of your normal routine and which requires you to
push and prod yourself to get back into it?
Or the one
which is maybe not as great as your original grand plan, but which runs
more or less parallel to your normal routine, and which you can fall
into more easily because it doesn't require you to go out of your way?
I
know which one I would chose, but this is because I know myself. I know
that if I had to go out of my way over and over again, if I had to push
and prod myself to get into my weight loss routine every time life
threw a curveball at me that I would not follow through with it.
In
fact, my life to date is littered with many of these grand weight loss
plans and schemes, and for myself at least, I can attest that none of
these worked the wonders that they should have. The plans were sound; it
was the execution of them that left a lot to be desired!
It
took a little bit more of down-to-earth thinking, and my realization of
the golden rules for me to lose weight successfully and keep it off.
What
you need to take away from this section, is the knowledge that
sometimes life will throw a spanner in the works. You will find your
weight loss plans going for a six, but that doesn't mean that you should
quit.
Whether you have a "great" weight loss plan, or
whether you have a not-so-great weight loss plan in the works, you need
to follow through on your original plans and ideas and not give up.
It is at this point in your weight loss plans that it's going to be all too easy to give up and go back to your old ways. Don't.
If you think you might have trouble on the follow through, be prepared for this eventuality and plan for it accordingly.
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