Zen Weight Loss Tips - Part 1

Today I would like to share with you some great zen weight loss tips that I have found on Zen Habits. This first part of the tips I am going to share with you today. Keep checking over the next few days for even more.

Don’t try to lose weight. The number one indicator of excessive weight gain in the future is attempting to lose weight in the past. Don’t diet, it won’t last. Instead get up and go get more exercise.

Interestingly in hypnotherapy 'try' presuppose failure. and as the yoda once said 'Do or Do Not there is not try'

Never, never, never eat between the 3 main meals. Then eat what you want when it is time to eat.

This is very interesting and is very much a buddhist perspective, which we discussed in more detail in this post.

Avoid processed food, or at least food where you can’t pronounce the ingredients. Keep it as natural as possible.

Bang on there are so many tips that evolve around this premise, one is 'Eat Less CRAP, Eat More FOOD' the others you can read more in the post we did recently called - 'Good Food to Eat for Weight Loss'

For people who want to lose 100+ pounds, dealing with the underlying issues of self medicating depression or anxiety is going to be a lot more effective then anything else. Feeling bad about being fat and trying to lose weight, or putting yourself in exercise situations you don’t feel comfortable in are not going to really help until the underlying issues of using food to treat boredom or anxiety or depression. After treating this underlying problem, the good habits will come without nearly so much struggle.

This is so true a recent study of Psychologist concluded that Emotions were the biggest block to weight loss. With this in mind we created three posts which could help you - 'Emotions and Weight Loss', 'Emotions and Weight Loss Technique' and 'Guilt and Weight Loss '

If you would like to learn more you can check out the other parts in this series:
Zen Weight Loss Tips - Part 2
Zen Weight Loss Tips - Part 3
Zen Weight Loss Tips - Part 4


Take care and speak soon

Mindful Mark