| I just heard in the news how big a problem overweight | | | | 5. Using Behavior modification to actually start |
| is in U.S.A and I can see that it is a growing problem all | | | | breaking old habits. |
| over the world as well. | | | | So we come to the core of Behavior modification |
| Behavior modification will make you lose weight. | | | | which is to break old habits, because it is all these old |
| What is Behavior modification, it is when you do the | | | | habits that make us overweight. When you are a child |
| same thing over and over again, you will get the same | | | | you can´t sit still, you are constantly running playing |
| result, so if you want change in life you need to | | | | and moving around. There was an experiment where |
| change your behavior. | | | | some athlets had to follow a small child around all day |
| So here are the 10 reasons why Behavior | | | | and they had to do everything the child did, after a |
| modification will make you lose weight. | | | | couple of hours they had to give up, it was just too |
| 1. Looking at the Eating habits that are formed by | | | | exausting, and these were athlets whom were used |
| repetition. | | | | to exercise hard every day. Another thing when you |
| If you started to eat every time you watch TV, and | | | | were a child, you where eating to live not as most |
| do it enough times you will build in this habit, the same | | | | adults do, live to eat. |
| goes for eating when you read or eating the minute | | | | 6. Behavior modification is Forming new habits that |
| you come in the house, eating when the kids come in | | | | support. |
| from school, eating when you come in from a date, or | | | | To make new habits that supports and help in loosing |
| eating while cooking dinner. What you are doing you | | | | the weight, is formed by repetition, the same way the |
| build in eating habits that takes overhand and make | | | | old habits where formed. |
| you overweight. The first part, you have to become | | | | 7. Make some daily commitments. |
| aware of the problem before you can start doing | | | | Behavior modification takes a big commitment from |
| something about it. | | | | you, but it is your life and you own it to yourself to be |
| 2. Pinpointing the certain moods that causes us to eat | | | | the best you can be. |
| even if we are not hungry. | | | | 8. Meet these commitments each day. |
| It could be feelings of boredom, anger, happiness, | | | | Work each day to meet these commitments whether |
| loneliness and fatigue, insecurity, lack of self love, | | | | you feel like it or not. Your daily commitments will help |
| anxiety and etc.... | | | | you form good habits. |
| 3. Become aware of the certain circumstances also | | | | 9. Resisting temptation is difficult. |
| causes us to eat even if we are not hungry. | | | | If you have success and resist the first time, it will |
| When the kids are finally in bed, when something | | | | become easier to resist the next time. Before you |
| dramaticly happens in our life, it doesn´t have to | | | | know it, you will have formed the good habit of |
| be big events just big enough to give the excuse to | | | | resisting temptation every time it stares you into your |
| eat, like all the holidays and parties , it could be also | | | | eyes. |
| when our spouse brings home candy or ice cream, | | | | 10. Form good habits that help you. |
| etc... | | | | It simply means changing your behavior to good habits |
| 4. Admitting to our selves that habits are hard to | | | | instead of bad habits, you need to repeat the new |
| break. | | | | habits, so that they become a part of you, and you will |
| To start the journey of loosing weight, the first and | | | | lose weight before you know it. |
| most important thing to do is to admit to our selves we | | | | We all need help when it comes to big changes in our |
| have develuped these habits and that they can be | | | | life, like the saying " It is hard to learn an old horse new |
| hard to break. | | | | tricks". |