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How Self Image and Self Esteem Affect Weight Loss

Self-image is your perception of yourself as reflected from others' perception of you, and your observation of your own effectiveness.By successfully changing your behavior positively,self-image improves naturally.The kinds of goals you set for yourself determine in large part your self-esteem.Self-esteem is increased when you take credit for even the smallest success you achieve.Some people,especially those who have had a weight problem for a long time,or who have not been particularly successful in previous attempts to control their weight,find that their self-image gives them trouble.Learning to manage your self-image is an important aspect of weight management. Most people discover that their self-image improves gradually as they lose weight.  You may find, as you lose weight, that your self-image no longer matches your physical appearance.As other people in your environment begin to treat you differently, you may not know how to act or what to say.Perhaps you cannot imag...

5 Tips On How To Set Your Fitness Goals

If you want to succeed you have to set some goals! When it comes to my health and fitness journey I keep it as honest as possible.  I’m not one of those “Do as I say not as I do” type of people, I am the Do As I Do; because I believe someone will only be convinced to try something if they see you actually doing it yourself. When I started my journey my goal was to lose 10 kilograms in a space of 3 months. Given how unfit I was at the time it was going to be a real mission.  I didn’t have enough knowledge of what exactly I was getting myself into.  Couple that with having to work out from home on my own it took a very long time to achieve my goal.  It took a YEAR to finally lose the 10kgs and it was one of the most interesting year of my life.  I went from telling myself I would completely cut out carbs at night, to overeating in the mornings because I would have gone to bed on an empty stomach to doing laundry for an hour and counting ...