LOSING WEIGHT STARTS IN YOUR HEAD!

The strategy behind positive thoughts about losing weight is called "design thinking". The aim is to define a wish (e.g. "I want to lose 5 kg by the summer") and mentally map out the path to get there. To be prepared for the unexpected - and to act accordingly.

Because you often find yourself in situations where you think "I'm under so much stress right now ... and then there's the diet" or "All the holidays coming up ... I'll never be able to keep it up". However, it's not the circumstances that stop you from achieving your goal, but ultimately you stand in your own way.

You want to lose weight. That's all well and good. But why? Let's assume you feel somehow sluggish, listless, simply without energy at your current weight. So you don't just want to go on a diet to lose weight, but above all you want to feel fitter and more energetic ...

Pay attention to when exactly you feel drained of energy and demotivated. Perhaps at the weekend in the morning after getting up? When cleaning the house? Or after a carbohydrate-rich meal?

Then develop very simple solutions for exactly these moments! Go to bed an hour earlier than usual on Saturday evening - that way you'll be well-rested on Sunday and have more energy to go to the gym, for example. In future, clean with your favorite music or listen to a radio play - this will distract you and time will pass much faster when cleaning the house. And eat a protein-rich meal instead of the carbohydrate bomb at lunchtime. Not because you "have to lose weight", but because you want to feel better. This will shift the focus of your thoughts from "I'm too fat" to "This is good for me"!

"Design thinking" can help you to make action your top priority - instead of pondering whether and when you should act. Over time, you will learn to take action in order to achieve your goals. And you will realize that goals are achievable. Once you experience having control over your life, you will initiate and maintain a life-changing process - a process that makes it possible to fulfill the wishes and dreams you set out to achieve. Be confident, act now!