Always focused on the outcome...how many pounds have I lost?
Forgetting that the outcome is merely the result of the process.
Easy to forget this at the beginning when weight loss is so fast and so gratifying.
But the real trick is getting through the early weight loss phase,
and through the later weight loss phase,
and learning
the kinds of behaviour-lifestyle-habits,
that will make it easy to keep the weight off.
Ironically, the way to achieve better long-term weight loss
is to focus more on the process
and less on the outcome.
If we look at the numbers,
and determine how many calories are needed
to maintain
our current weight
vs. our desired weight,
considering the likely activity patterns
associated with each state,
this gives us a good idea
of what needs to be accomplished.
For example,
we might need to learn to eat
400 calories per day less.
Not forgetting that an additional,
and more important
question is
how
to reach the point where doing so is
easy?
When we look at it from the
numbers
perspective
it's less scary,
more of a practical problem.
And practical problems always have practical solutions...
Although finding them may take time
as well as an open mind
courage
self-esteem
and, of course, persistence.
Stephen Stotland, Ph.D.
