7 Secrets of Weight Loss Success

There are hundreds of diets, tips, books, and techniques out there for losing weight. Despite this, those who sustain long-term weight loss are few and far between.

In this post, lets share some pearls of wisdom that have helped her achieve her own weight loss, and in turn, have helped others.

1. "Diets" simply do not work; the very nature of the word implies the "beginning" and an "end" to a way of eating that has, historically, been unhealthy.
2. A lifestyle change is needed to successfully lose weight and keep it off.
3. Changing your lifestyle is fun, exciting, rewarding and an exploration into new and heightened flavors, an adventure to new lands through various cuisines that allow for choices that are healthier and more nutritionally sound. It's all in how you adjust your mind to a positive approach!
4. The way I begin to counsel someone is to ask them to create a list of the foods they would normally eat if calories were of no concern. This provides a starting point and allows me to see where their tastes lie. None of us are the same and we must study this and make choices together to be successful.
5. Next, we examine those choices and let them guide us in making comparable flavor choices while instituting better preparation choices and learning how to substitute and alter some of the key ingredients that can easily be exchanged for healthier components.
6. Following success in changing our thought process about food and evaluating our willingness to look inward to the root of our behaviors, we can move forward in developing and instituting a plan to begin the most rewarding journey of a lifetime.
7. Intuitive eating is introduced to assist in making the total transition and is a crucial component for a successful long-term lifestyle change.