What’s Keeping You From Your Healthy Weight Loss Goals?

What’s Keeping You From Your Healthy Weight Loss Goals?
Health Coach Reveals a Missing Link for those who are
Overweight But Diet Savvy

Are you like so many others trying to lose weight? You are
quite educated on various diet philosophies, know plenty
about how to achieve healthy weight loss, and even have
done many exercise programs through the years. But, you
are still on the quest to achieve your weight loss goals.
Why, after all this, can’t you stick it?

Even though nearly 60% of the American population is
overweight, results from a recent poll conducted by the
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
indicate that folks know plenty about eating healthy.
However, the results of the survey in comparison to the
respondent’s own bodies indicates a huge gap between
knowledge and action. Health experts indicate that the
difference lies in the fact that many Americans confuse
eating some healthy foods with having an overall healthy
diet. Some results of the survey include: 56% of
respondents acknowledge they are overweight, but their
healthy eating habits are based on foods they like and that
they think are best for them, 69% said they were careful
about what they ate, 87% believe that diet is essential to
good health, 38% say they exercise. According to S. Ward
Casscells, vice president of the Houston health center that
“By default, it’s a question of willpower. They
know what to eat, but they don’t always follow
through.”

The value of baby steps

“I find this occurrence frequently in my
training”, says Jennifer Schaecher, Pilates and yoga
trainer and weight loss coach, “People rarely tell me
that they eat terribly. Not that they are lying, but they
really believe that they are mainly healthy eaters. In
most cases, there is vast space for improving their dietary
habits and overall nutritional intake. I don’t
recommend doing this gung-ho approach a lot of people try.
They get all excited and motivated to lose weight and jump
into this rigorous program of diet and exercise. Two weeks
later they’ve gone back to their same old routine.
In coaching clients, I emphasize the use of baby steps.
Baby steps are important because you make these small,
incremental changes over time that you can determine are
the easiest initial steps for you to take and make a part
of your permanent lifestyle. It’s not glamorous or
exciting…like those ‘lose 30 lbs in 30
days’ type offers, but it’s effective and
healthy.”

The other issue is knowledge of healthy weight loss vs
action. Knowledge is worthless without action. Most of
the time, people need consistent, accurate, supportive
accountability to implement what they already know they
should do to achieve healthy weight loss. People that are
willing to admit that they require some kind of support
system are already ahead of the game. When someone is
ready to face that fact, and ask for help, that is where a
coach or trainer can step in and provide the necessary
steps to create an overall, gradual healthy
lifestyle.”

Weight loss has become big business. Everyone is looking
for the quick fix, the miracle pill. The truth is that
eating small, healthy meals consistently, exercising
regularly, and having positive self-esteem are the true
keys to weight loss success. People know it, but they want
to believe in something more, something faster and easier.
Our bodies just don’t work that way. Often, it is a
long journey to a slimmer, trimmer, healthier lifestyle and
most people just don’t have the dedication,
determination, or power to go it alone. You can stick with
a diet for a couple of weeks, and end up doing more harm
than good. All you did was send your body into starvation
mode and actually ended up packing on more pounds because
of it.

If this all sounds familiar to you, consider getting a
health coach. A coach can help you stay on track where a
spouse or friend won’t. A lot of the issues
surrounding weight loss failure are mental and you may need
some serious remodeling done on your self-esteem structure.
This is one factor sorely overlooked in most diet and
weight loss programs. But you can achieve your goals if
you seek out the right help. Weight loss success is within
your reach, no matter where you are right now.

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