Permanent Changes

Those battling weight loss issues take into account a many issues. Some may consult gastric bypass or liposuction for the fixes, but these are only symptoms to address the core problem: the mental outlook to lasting weight loss. People that have had gastric bypass surgery or liposuction have gained their weight back and then some—because they didn’t deal with the mental roadblocks that allowed themselves to get this heavy in the first place.

One part of permanent weight loss is getting involved with a network of friends that have been where the overweight person is starting from. They can support one another in this loss naturally disposed skinny people can’t fully understand or appreciate in the struggles.

Another change necessary for permanent weight loss: food moderations. Let’s face it, no one will ever swear off comfort foods for the rest of their days. That’s not realistic and it shouldn’t be imposed on anyone. Like not losing weight and listening to the negative thought streams why weight loss isn’t possible—and believing it’s not possible—if you deny yourself that comfort food, it instantly becomes a psychological “forbidden fruit” and the first chance you’ve got to grab the Golden Twinkie, you’d grabbed 16 Golden Twinkies. The best way to handle food goodies: Don’t deny they’re there, don’t deny yourself one and don’t deny they will convert to stored energy—translation: FAT!--if you don’t sweat them off.

A significant change in permanent weight loss is the way you look at losing weight in the first place. It’s perfectly normal for the body to gain a few pounds a month from time to time—provided you’re not attributing that weight gain for lack of exercise and overeating. If that’s not the issue, lack of water could play a role, or a higher salt intake could be another possibility. A third could be how some over-the-counter, diet supplements or prescription medications could be affecting that weight flux, especially true if women are on birth control pills.

One thing a person could do while on a permanent weight loss goal is to save money for the wardrobe they’re going to need for the new clothes they’ll have to buy once all the weight is gone. But, a caveat should be addressed before the person runs out to set a generous goal for a clothing shopping spree: Wait another six months after the goal weight is met. Get a few things needed, sure, but it’s best to wait another six months to ensure permanent weight maintaining habits are well-engrained to let oneself cut loose on the fashion world and buy the well-earned wardrobe.

It’s been asked, if you had to eat an entire elephant how would you go about doing that? One bite at a time. If someone has a good deal of weight to lose—say more than 100 pounds—for some people, that number’s not too daunting. To others, they have to break that number down to smaller, easier handled hurdles to clear. Either way with two people having the same amount of weight to lose, whether one breaks that number down in smaller goals or the other sees the big number and isn’t fazed, they’re still eating a pretty healthy elephant goal—one bite at a time.