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Welcome to today's post, young grasshopper. I shall give you one guess as to what it is about“If there is one thing you need more than cardiovascular exercises and high fiber diets, and certainly more than diet pills, that thing is patience. It is very easy to get disheartened in the quest for the perfect body. It is very easy to say that 'I have a tendency to gain weight' and sit and fret about it. It is also easy to steal a bag of chips and say, 'It's just a one time thing'.
But you know and I know, that all these excuses are remarkably fruitless. No one really cares about what excuses you are giving. Remember, it is your goal and your diet and your plan. So if you're cheating on your diet, your only cheating yourself. Hard-work is one more thing if you want to lose weight. You're going to have to sweat it out by running in the gym or in the park, or wherever else. Yes, it is indeed a long wait for the perfect hourglass figure. And you need more than a small dollop of patience when you're on a diet.”
But you know and I know, that all these excuses are remarkably fruitless. No one really cares about what excuses you are giving. Remember, it is your goal and your diet and your plan. So if you're cheating on your diet, your only cheating yourself. Hard-work is one more thing if you want to lose weight. You're going to have to sweat it out by running in the gym or in the park, or wherever else. Yes, it is indeed a long wait for the perfect hourglass figure. And you need more than a small dollop of patience when you're on a diet.”
To Do
Exercise!
Exercise patience, that is
Impatience topped the list of Train-Wrecking Diet Dont’s:
“Unrealistic, impatient goals... Patience… Patience… Patience… Change doesn’t happen over-night. Studies show that people who lose weight slowly keep it off longer. No one solves a weight problem immediately. A healthy, realistic weight loss plan means losing 1-2 pounds a week max.”
Nourish Yourself Go for longterm solutions.
“When you prepare a weight loss diet plan to reducing weight, you have to bear in mind which nutrients you should have and which you should avoid. Since you can't (and shouldn't) ever go off food completely it is better to know what all is good for you. So design a healthy diet predominantly around lean proteins and fibers. Lean proteins do not add too many calories, while fibers don't add any calories at all. Complex carbohydrates too help lose weight. As the name suggests, they are 'complex' and metabolizing them takes some time. Since it takes a longer time for complex carbohydrates to get digested, the calories release slowly and you feel full for a longer time.
You should avoid foods with sugars and other simple carbohydrates. Restrict the amount of fats to only what is required for performing daily bodily functions. If you must have foods which contain fat, eat food which has a higher quantity of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and little to no saturated fats, So to this end, you can have your diet contain leafy vegetables, oatmeal, boiled/roasted fish and chicken, egg whites etc.”
Get Up & Go!
"When you are reducing weight, you obviously have to clear a substantial backlog of the past. While the food you eat will fuel your daily activities, you also need to see that the exercise will help burn the fat which is on your body. Cardiovascular exercise is known for reducing weight. What most people do not realize is that weight training is also a good bit of work and helps burn calories too. So you could do these two in tandem, which will not only help you lose weight fast, but also help you gain some muscle along the way."
Tools
Determination and............................. patience
Tip
Many of the articles I’ve read mention PLANNING as a terrific way to ensure your success. I love this anecdote about Abraham Lincoln I read today, :...that Abraham Lincoln once said that if he were given the task of chopping down a tree and was told it would be an eight-hour job, he’d be sure to spend the first six hours sharpening his axe!”So let’s sharpen our own tools of patience and persistence... and planning
Tweak
Do an exercise more slowly... especially if you use the machines at the gym
Here is an example (from AllExperts.com http://en.allexperts.com/q/Nutrition-Dieting-939/calories-5.htm ):
“Optimum resistance training is ONCE A WEEK, for 30 minutes of non-stop slow motion, 5 minutes per 6 muscle groups. Think of doing 5 one minute situps. It is way more effective than 500 a day. Muscle is formed during the down time, and these moves not only make strong muscles, they don't trash joints, tendons, your patience and tolerance for boredom”
Question
Chances are there a variety of circumstances in which you are patient. What are they? And how can you apply that skill to your weight loss goals?.... And will you please share it with me?
Thought
“Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown” -Chinese Proverb
“Patience and fortitude conquer all things” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself” -St. Francis de Sales
Tidbit
“A few years ago in Brazil, a man in a restaurant was asked to wait an extra five minutes for his T-bone steak. He responded by shooting the waiter in the foot and when his own wife objected, he stabbed her in the eye with a sausage and knocked her unconscious with a dinner-plate. Result? He went to prison for eighteen months.
Hmm. See how dangerous impatience can be?”
from Patience to Lose Weight by Anne Collins: http://www.annecollins.com/patience-to-lose-weight.htm
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Let’s go for one requiring patience. How about every time you forego a guilty pleasure... mine would be a decaf grande mocha from Starbucks and honey-washed butter croissant from Dey’s Doughnuts... you put the money you would have spent into the Grasshopper Fund... When you achieve a certain goal with your weight loss you can use the cash to purchase something nice for yourself, whether an article of clothing in a hard-won smaller size, or victory visit to the hair stylist
Blogs & Articles
Turns out I wrote a blog post on instant gratification when I first started blogging... it’s been online so long one of the pics is now missing and I have no idea what it was! http://joiedevivrelifestyle.blogspot.com/2010/09/microwave-mentality-eg-insgrat.html
The Importance of Patience in Permanent Weight Loss: http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/weight-loss/the-importance-of-patience-in-permanent-weight-loss.html
2 Marshmallow Dieting: http://www.peertrainer.com/diet/how_to_combat_the_desire_for_instant_gratification.aspx
In Sum
When it comes to weight loss, you can either lose your patience, or have the patience to lose
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