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Holidays
Ask For Help To Lose Weight
It’s a particularly busy time of year for most of us. With Christmas
just around the corner there are many things to think about and much to
accomplish. Thinking about losing weight and doing something about it, ends
up being just another item on your plate. A plate which is probably already
at bursting point. I’ve found that many people put losing weight to
one side in the rush to get everything done. It seems to be something you
can put off until after Christmas, unlike buying presents, sending cards
and visiting people.
The problem is that when you put your health and potential weight loss so
far down the list or perhaps not even on it, you need to start all over again
after Christmas. This time of year can overwhelm many people and when you
feel overwhelmed by how much you have to do, you’re tempted either to
overeat or to allow too little time to plan and eat healthily. What happens
to your exercise regime? Chances are that goes out of the window as well.
I’ve talked before about making health your number one goal and a priority
in your life. If you’re going to follow this through Christmas, with
everything else you need to do, what might be one way of handling this? My
suggestion would be to ask for help from other people. So often, we take
on everything that needs doing, then feel under pressure then wonder why
we were unable to stick to exercising and healthy eating. In order to make
weight loss a priority, particularly as far as time is concerned, I encourage
you to enlist the help of others.
I’ve found that many people, particularly women, resist asking for help.
It ’s often felt we’ll appear incapable or it’s implied that
we should be able to do it all. Look at it this way. When you don’t
ask people to help, what are you taking away from them? By asking for help,
you may actually be benefiting others. Most people like to be helpful and
to feel useful. It gives them a sense of being wanted and needed and for
a lot of us; this is a quality, which is missing in our lives.
Let’s say that this year you ask your children to help with some specific
tasks. Okay; they may be a little hesitant at first but once they get into
it, I’m sure they’ll enjoy it. They’ll be left feeling as
if they’ve contributed towards Christmas and been a real part of it.
I suggest you make a list of all the things you have to do and then look
at each item and ask yourself “Who can help me with this?” Perhaps,
you could make a list of all the items each person could help you with and
then ask them to pick three they’d be willing to do. If they’ve
chosen particular tasks themselves, they’re more likely to do them.
You don’t have to be the person who does it all. You have choices and
I encourage you to exercise those choices. I would guess that asking for
help gives rise to many feelings for you, so instead I suggest you focus
on “Of what benefit will this be to me?” It may give you time to
plan and eat healthily and continue your exercise routine without feeling
so overwhelmed you find yourself rushing to the biscuit tin in order to cope.
What I want is for you to have more than enough help, enabling you to continue
down the path to permanent weight loss.
Wendy Hearn / Weight Loss Success Coach
Author of "What's Eating You? - The Top 10 Things That Stop YOU From
Losing Weight"
http://www.PositiveWeightLoss.com
I work with people who want to lose weight and have a great life. I offer
individual and group coaching, via the telephone or email. Download my FREE
ebook now!
http://www.WeightLossCoaching.com
To subscribe to my Weight Loss Success Newsletter
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email:
wendy@WeightLossCoaching.com
UK 01908 357899
Copyright 2001, Wendy Hearn. All rights reserved.
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