I've said many times that if you want to be successful in losing weight you have to make it as easy as possible for yourself.
It seems that most people who are considering weight loss go through a vicious cycle and there was recently an article about the science behind Fat Bastard's words in Austin Powers, "I eat because I'm depressed and I'm depressed because I eat."
I don't know if I agree with the depressed part of it but if you call it stress I can definitely see where you're coming from.
Most people it seems, will go on vacation or have a stressful event in their lives and eat with complete abandon for a period of a few days to a few weeks, all the while feeling guilty for the way they are eating. Finally, they decide it's time to get their act together and are extremely rigid and strict with themselves, diet wise, for a few days to a couple weeks.
This is all fine and good except for the fact that being extremely strict with yourself is tough. It's really no surprise that they give up after a little while considering they've put so much stress on themselves.
Also there have been numerous studies that say that willpower is a conscious act in the brain that takes a lot of energy. Many people don't have that energy and the only place they can get it is through more sugar in their blood and subsequently, their brain.
With all this considered it's easy to see why it's so hard to lose weight.
So where does that leave us?
Like, I said at the beginning of this article and I'll likely say many more times, if you want to be successful, you have to make it easy for yourself.
So how do we do that?
Well, if we consider that long term weight loss is a long freakin' journey and not just something that can happen in a few days or a few weeks we have to get used to the way life is going to be as we're losing weight.
Personally, tracking calories gave me success and will give you success if you stick with it.
So just considering that, what's the easiest way to count calories? Just get used to it.
Start out by simply recording everything you eat, even if you choose not to eat well.
There are numerous apps, websites and programs out there that can help with this and finding the one that works for you is also important, but that's another topic for another article.
Pretty soon, you'll get used to recording your food, it takes a couple of weeks for that habit to form but once it does, you can consider adjusting your calorie intake.
Weight loss really comes down to calories in versus calories out, as I've said many time before, so personally I think counting calories is the best way to lose weight but there are a plethora of other methods out there to assist you in your journey.
The point I'm trying to make is that whatever path you choose, don't just jump into it. Give it a good deal of thought and try to consider what would make it easy for you to follow that program for a long time, say a few months to a couple years. How are you going to get used to it? How are you going to stick with it?
Any major lifestyle change requires a good deal of mental energy.
A good analogy is starting a business, you wouldn't just jump into something you thought could make you money would you? You should plan, you should get your ducks in order before you start anything that is going to have a major impact on your life.
Weight loss is tough, what's the best, easiest way you can do it that you won't have a problem sticking with for a long time?
My advice, give it some thought.
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