The Missing Ingredient To Weight Loss

Posted: January 7th, 2010 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »

One of the problems many people have with weight loss is motivation. People often start with great expectations, and then when they hit a roadblock, their plan or program comes undone, and they fall back into old habits.

I’ve found a couple of things that work for a good number of people.

1. Changing your mental pictures

2. Measuring

3. Keeping a journal

4. Accepting the fact you aren’t perfect

Many people who are overweight think of themselves as losers in some way, shape, or form. Eating for them is a sort of comfort therapy. They’re thinking, “As long as I have my potato chips and soda, I’m okay.”

This is delusional, but it’s true, and it needs to change. You need to start looking in the mirror and imagining yourself as healthy and fit all the time. This doesn’t happen overnight, but it is easily accomplished by practice. Changing the picture pays you huge dividends in the long run.

You will become what you imagine if you practice.

You can use a tape measure to get numbers if you want to, but I prefer pictures. When you start on a weight loss program, take pictures of yourself. Then imagine the new you, and get started.

Start keeping a diary, or a journal. You can do it on paper or  do it on the computer. Every day you log what you eat, and the exercise you do. At the end of the week take another photo. 3 or 4 weeks into your program you should start seeing real changes in the way your body looks. 10 or 12 weeks in the changes should be major.

When you slip up, and you will, you log that too. This will help you to see where you have a weakness. But most important, don’t fuss and worry about it. Don’t try to double your exercise to make up for it. Just get back in your routine, smile at yourself, and let it go.

Your body will thank you.

Listening to your body will help you immensely. The more fit you get, the more your body will tell you what it needs, and if you don’t heed what it’s saying, you may get another signal, one that isn’t pleasant.

In addition to good food and exercise, your body needs certain other elements to function at a higher level. One of these elements is pharmaceutical grade fish oil, which I am offering to you as Dr. Bill’s Powerhouse Omega Formula, found at:

You should be taking my Powerhouse Omega Formula every day for any number of reasons, including optimal joint function, healthy brain and nervous system function, along with the cardiovascular benefits.

I’ve been taking pharmaceutical grade fish oil for quite some time, and I can tell you, for instance, that if I miss taking it for a day or two, my joints start talking to me.

(Say Bill…I don’t believe I’ve gotten any fish oil for a day or two…I’m going to send you a little reminder…how about your left knee…yeh I know it hurts…but next time don’t forget to pack it.)

It’s happened more than once, since I travel frequently, but I solved the problem by getting extras that are “travel only” bottles which never leave my travel bag.

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