Dieting Tips from A to Z

Do you know your dieting ABC's?

Always go right back on when you fall off
Be mindful of your eating triggers
Consider every cheat a learning tool
Design a specific plan for getting through the rough spots
Enlist the support of those close to you
Focus on feelings along with food
Guide your diet process along a path of small goals
Hang on even when you are not perfect
Imagine reaching your goal and how you will feel
Justify a cheat by carefully examining the situation where it happened
Keep your goals fresh by re-thinking them daily
Lose weight, don't lose your mind
Make up your mind, and your body will follow
Navigate your way through holidays by easing up on diet rules
Organize the steps of your diet plan, but stay flexible
Prepare for the weight loss journey before you take the first step
Question your negative, limiting beliefs about yourself
Remember other areas in your life where you successfully reached a goal
Stop and think before you automatically succumb to old habits
Try again whenever you have a slip
Understand that defenses will be there when you try to lose weight
Voice your feelings instead of stuffing them down with food
Work hard at resolving the non-food issues
X-out people and places that are conducive to overeating
Yes your way to your weight loss goal with lots of mini-successes
Zero in on all your personal strengths

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