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How to Not Overeat at 4th of July Parties

Hey there...I was going to write Part 2 of Why Fear Doesn't Motivate People To Lose Weight, but I'm going to put that on hold for a couple of reasons. First, I want to hear from YOU. How many of you have weight loss stories? What motivated YOU to lose weight and keep it off? Let me know by posting your comments below.

Secondly, I want to help people think ahead so they don't overeat during the July 4th festivities. I do this with my clients over the phone all the time. They tell me what social events they have coming up soon and what their game plan is so they don't go overboard and splurge like they used to do.

So, think about what you're going to be doing tomorrow. Going to a bbq? Having friends over? Visualize yourself at this social event and decide now what you are going to do to avoid overeating. Maybe you'll walk around with a cup of water or soda in your hand the whole time so instead of overeating, you can take small sips throughout the event. It helps to have something constantly in your hands so you don't reach for extra food.

Visualize yourself going through the buffet line only one time and eating the food slowly that you chose. Before going through the line, you can avoid impulsively spooning everything onto your plate by deciding what you will eat and how much of it.

For those of you with success stories who used new strategies to not overeat at social events, I want to hear from you! What worked? What did you try that was new, different, and successful? For those of you who overate, what would you do differently next time? What would you do the same?

Wishing everyone a very fun and healthy 4th,

Camille
Life Coach and Author of Stop Overeating Today!

p.s. Don't forget to tell me what motivated you to successfully lose weight by posting your comment - thanks!
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Why Doesn't Fear Motivate People to Lose Weight?

My sister-in-law is a dietitian and was talking to a doctor one day about weight loss. He told her that generally, when he tells his patients to lose weight, they don't follow his advice. They don't change their daily routine to fit in exercise and they don't change their eating habits. And the next time they go to the doctor they either way the same or even more.

This may come as a shock that people are ignoring their doctor's warnings, since doctors only tell people to lose weight because they want them to avoid a slew of negative outcomes: diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart attacks, and other problems. I know from talking to my clients that before they lost weight, they lived with a looming fear in the back of their minds that they could spontaneously have a heart attack one day and die. But that fear didn't equate to a strong motivation and actions to change. Why not?

One day seems like it will never come. One day you may get diabetes and one day you might have to take medication for it. It's different than, if you don't exercise today, you will suffer major consequences today! The reason that fear doesn't motivate well is that people become complacent and feel like they are getting by well enough. Maybe they don't consider their situation ideal, but it is not uncomfortable enough for them to get moving and make a change. They figure that to start changing their habits today would be more uncomfortable and inconvenient than just doing the same old same old.

So if fear doesn't motivate, what does? Stay tuned for tomorrow's post, that will be about the BEST way to motivate yourself to adopt healthier habits.

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