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21 The Psychology of Weight Loss Behavioral Changes for a Heahier Life（第2页）

TimeforRealism

I'vejustadvisedyoutoworkoutyourownversionofwhatAtkinsdoesforyou。NowIwantyoutoapplyatoutothatgrands'tbetrappedbyexpes。Thisisatypierabilityfoundinpeoplewhorepeatedlyfailatweightloss。Theyhaveapreceivedversionofhowaweightlossplanshressanddemaion，or，atleast，asteadyaableprogressthat'tnecessarilybeachieved—。evenbydoingAtkins。Yourexperiehelikey'soryourparents'，aainlynotlikeyourspouse's。YOuhaveabodythat'suher，withauory，andnsyouadvawilllythewayitdidwhenitwns18。Andsadbuttrue，that"bud'may;perfect10。"

Butyoumakeitthebestbodypossibleifyoudon'tfallirapofdemafigurea·lossschedulethatexistsonlyinyourhead。Yousulyifyiveyourselfyourmissteps，raherthangthegameafailureandwithdrawingtothesidelihesamegoesforthefaathatyou'Hhitplateaus，losealittlegrouimeslosemoreslowlythanyou'dlike。IassurethatyouwillmostlikelysucceedbydoingAtkins，buteaeofyouwillsucceeddifferently，atadifferentpace。

&hreemorewaystodefeatyourself-andI'mtellingyouaboutthemonlybecauseIwantteyoutoavoidthepitfalls。

&ingonthescalefourorfivetimesadayisaformofslowtorture。Eveeffectiveweightlossplan（thisone）'tprodugeeveryfewhuarayou'llloseweighteachday。Thehumaworkthatway。Bydoing'Atkins，yhighlyfavorableenselyplicatedsystem。Yourmetabolismwilldecidehowquicklyyoulose。Thereis，unfortunately，kiieriabolismtotakeoffpreciselythreequartersofapoundaday。Theultimateprooftheplaniswisthatyouseeasteadylnifitperiod。And，asI'vesaidmanytimesbeforeinthisbook，youmaynotigeiofyourclothesbeforeyouseeitonthesplymusthematicalexactitude。

2。Tothinkthatthepreselikethepastisan0othormindtrap。AlarmbellsringwhenIhearsomeone-say，"ButI'mnotlosingthewayIdidtenyearsago。"Itisn'ttenyearsago，Ace。IwishIweretesyouhenormalpatternofhumanagingisthatwefiostayslimwhenwe&#asharderasthedecadespass。Uhisruleappliestoyou，too。

3。Thesamethinggoesforexerespeoplewithafairdegreeofmetabolidthattoloseatadetspeedtheyhavetoexercise（whichIurgeyoutodoanyway）。Theellme，"Butba1994，Ilost20poundsintwomonthswith。"Getreal。It'snot1994。SendallplaintstoFatherTune，BoxOffiity

Rememberhowindividualyourbodyis，andyoushouldbefainstanyotherpersonalmindtrapsthatIion。

Thisisheavystuffpsychologidweallfaceit。YetahighpertageofpeopledosugAtkily。How?

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You'vealreadylearinghabitsandIwould'liketoseeyouextendthatabilityfurther。Younotjustwhattoeat，buthowtotreatfoodingeneral。

luggedintoour。habits，Ifyoudiscoveryourbadsanddisectthem，youwillstarttoge。Ifyounerovedsahemintoplace，you'Hdoevehesestepsaheymakeyournutritionallifeeasier:。

&slowlyahemealtogiveyourbraiosignalsatisfabeforeyourstomachisdistendedauffed。

·Doasmuchasyou;eatasmuchasyouneed。

·Don'tfihi'sthere。

&ablishfoodritualsthatslowdowntheprog。Forexample，setthediable-eveingalone-anddoandingupatthekitter。

·Domealsinfroelevisioorpurer，espeotsnacksthatyoucouldeatgreatquantitiesofwhiledistractedwithit。

·Trywhiletalkingonthephone。

·Don'tcruisethekitgtheercials。

&hreemealsaday-orfourorfivesmallerones。Skippingmealsleadstounstablebloodsugarandks，whichmightallowyourbadhabitstoki。

·Ifyou'renotstayingramasperfectlyasyoushouldbe，startafooddiaryandcarryitaroundwithyou。Thisisaybehaviortotheforefrontofyourind。

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&hingI'vetoldyouerfect。ButsofarI'vemetveryfewperfectpeople，andit'squitepossiblethatyouwillslipanDslidenowandthen。Orelseyou'llghashortperirodofrebelliohavengeance。Hereareafewwaystocreateastrategyforlifetimesuccess:。

·Trytokeepthetrolyou'vewon;don'tre-addictyourself。

·Ifyoudoslip，berealistie'sperfedredpere。Aboveall，reediately;don'twaituntiltomorrow。Onesliayhavelinfitediiieffects。Alate-nightdebauchdyouoffinthewroionforamonth。

·Ifyou'veslippedupbadly，don'ttellyourselfthere'sryioliveinthegrayareawhenyou'renotbei!Amistakeiimeanyotkshouldstoptakingnutritios。Quitethetrary-everythinggoodyoudoforyourselfmakesitthatmucheasiertogetfirmlybatherighttrack。

·BeobehaviIndu，thephaseinwhichyoubreakyourbadhabitsandaddidestablishhealthyeatingpatterns。

·Ifyou'rebouermileastdosoiharmfulway。Ifafruitwillsatisfyyforsomethi'sbetterthanacookieordybar。·Adjustyouraimstoyourrealities，Ifyonvadyouknowyouwon'tbeabletoplyperfe'tmakeuedweightloal。Instead，gooimeMaintenancephaseandaimtomaintaiandstayintrolofyourfoodchoiyobacktotheapprhtlossphase。

·Giveyourselfa，Ifthere'saspecialothehorizon，whynotdropdowntoanearlierphaseofAtkinsafewweeksbeforetheevent?

·Learnfromyourexperience。Ifyouslipupandgooffplan，askyourselfwhy。Didyougiveyourselfpermission?Howdidyouthinkyouwouldfeelafter?Howdidyoufeel?Howshouldyoudealwithasimilarsituatioure?

·IfAtkinsworksforyou，don'tletotherpeoplevoteo'syourlife，nottheirs。

Whatifyou'vemuffeditandyouhavetostartover?Don'tbeembarrassed!Don'tletthosenaysayerssay，"ItoldyousoyJustpickyourselfupandstartainwithIndudatthesametime，youshouldaskyourselfaseriesofsquestionsaboutehisisespeciallytrueifyou'reapersonforwhaoftrolhavebeenongoihinkaboutthesituationsandcesthatledtotheproblemaivelygeyourlifetoavoidthemiure。Trytoteachyourselfnewwaystotheges。

Iwouldn'thavewrittenthischapterifididn'tbelievethatnearlyeveryonecouldsugAtkins。Iwantyoutobelieveintheimmensepowerofhumanadaptability。Doasciousappraisalofwhyyou'veAtkins，awithallthewillpowerandenergyyoupossess。

Don'tGoThere!

Herearesomemindtrapsyoumustlearntoavoid:

·Usingfoodasaionalfort。

·Quittingthepretherifyou'vecheated。

&ihreetimesaday。

·Doingeoplewantinsteadofwhat&#htforyou。

·Beingafraidtoaskfamilyandfriends—orevenapsychotherapist-forsupport。