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Article #11: The 10 reasons why Behavior modification will make you lose weight

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






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