Here's some tips for getting on the right track.
1.) START SLOW!! Sit down w/ paper and pen (OLD SCHOOL) and start writing your feelings of what you'd like to accomplish in the next week. the next month... the next 6 months. the next year!
2.) USE SMALLER PLATES!!! Smaller cups too!
You eye will trick your mind into thinking " OMG This plate has SO much stuff on it " when you have a smaller plate. It's mainly because you can have the same amount of food... but on a LARGE plate, it doesn't look like enough, so you are more likely to stock pile food ontop of it.
3.) Try to leave something over on your plate!
4.) Chew slower. YES this sounds ridiculous.. but it works! If you chew more thouroughly your stomach feels fuller.
It also helps if you drink water while you eat! You will tend to get fuller faster!
5.) eat between meals! a small snack. Whether it be a fruit or some cut up raw veggies or even a 100 calorie pack of cookies.
6.) WALK ( as mentioned when walking you work off calories... as long as your body is moving you will tend to keep it more active and the food / calories you've had will be stimulated!!)
7.)EAT something in the morning!! NEVER skip a meal!! your body will HOARD calories, and this will make it even worse to lose weight!!
8.)HAVE A FRIEND you can talk to! that will understand what you are going through with NO JUDGEMENTS!!
9.) Make your list of foods like you like. Think of something you've never had... TRY IT! :)
10.) Portion control is a good way of losing weight... but don't deprive yourself!!
Studies show that when you feel deprived of something... you will GORGE on it!
if you're offered a slice of cake.. GO AHEAD. have 3/4's of it... WILL POWER!! TRAIN YOURSELF WITH WILL POWER!! hard task... TRUST ME!!
but... have that "whatever" food... don't feel like you've FAILED!!! You can start FRESH the next day and don't have that food again!...
if you must buy chocolates.. buy the MINI size!! 3 of those are like a full size chocolate bar... but you then think.. " OMG I HAD 3 CHOCOLATES!!" so you trick your mind to thinking you had more then you would have had!
The mind does funny things... listen to your heart!!! Make sure your heart and MIND are in it.. for the LONG HAUL!
