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21ThePsychologyofWeightLoss:BehaviesforaHealthierLife

Inthischapter，I'mgoingtoshowyouhowtoprepareyourselftodealwithbehaviorthatmayuherwisesterliweighttrol。Itissaidthatfortuhepreparedmind。Ifyourpasthistivesyoutheslightestreasyoumightgiveupoeffedsatisfyilossplanyou'veevertried，readthischaptercarefully。

Isitpossiblethatparthtproblemisemotional?Youmaybeusingfoodasherorforter，aswellasasourutrition。Manypeopleusefoodforfarmorethaenance。Okay，I'llbeho，wealldo-someofthetime。Butthereareindividualsly，peoplewithseriousweightproblems-forwhomfoodisamajorpillarandsupportoftheiremotiohissoundsfamiliar，youmayhavealreadysideredthepsyposofweightloss。

Ialsoknhtnowafew，"Dr。Atkins，youtoldmethatbeimaybedueinparttoametaboli。Idon'twaemotionalissues;Ipreferthesimpleansweryaveme。"Ididgiveyouthatanswer，andifyou'realreadydoingAtkins，you'veprobablydisyclaimswere。Yet，sadly，thereisasmallpertageofpeoplewhotrytodoAtkinsaisn'tmetabolicallysuitedtothem。I'mtalkingaboutthefolkswholoseperfectlyerfee-butgiveupaioroublesme。

MappiernsofYourLife

Haveyoufailedolossplansbefore?Youwon'thavefottenmycriticismsoflow-fatandlow-caloriediets。Itmayseemnaturaltofailonthrams。But，ifyoesbagreseeogainandlose，gaihenyoumaybeinthegripofwhatIcallemotoing。

Atthispointinthebook，youmaybedoingIndu。Areyoustayingdisportahen，perhapsalliswell。Butifyoutendtohavemealshere，thereandeverywhere，wheyoushouldn't，youmayoaddressotherissues。

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Theairerisbroken，therepairmandidn'tshowupaerstandsat96degreesintheshade。Orthedieyou'vebeenantigallweekhasjustbeeosoleyourselfwhenyou'resad，lonelyorhavejusthadareallybadday，youpulloutthechocolatechipddiveintotherockyrht?Itissoeasytousefoodtofortyourselfwhenthigoingwell。

Ifyoudo，though，younotonlywon'tfeelbetterf，butafteryourbloesaostbiakesover，you'llfeelreallyawful。Thereareotherwaystodealwithabadday，aricksyouusethatwillhelpyoudosoihy

&meofferafewpractimsestosituationsinwhieedtoassuageaionalhurtoralleviatebig-timestress:

&yourselftoaablefood。Thisisn'tthebestareiheideathateatingisawaytoremedyemotionalpain。Butatleastitwon'tleaveyouwiththeguiltofabadbihohingelse。

·Logo。atki'er，akiesandsoahsomeonewhouandsyoursituation。Lookingtoanotherpersoionalsupportismuchbetterthanlookingtoabowloficecreamforit!

·Ifyou'reathomeandfeelinglonely，goouttoamovie（ighestand），afriend'shouseortheLocalbettihsomethiiainingcheeryouuporatleastdistrapelli。

·IfyouliketoakeyourselfanAtkihe"Fooda;sestartingonpage367）andputitiorwhereitsaveyouwheiohefuture。

·Callupafriendandtalk。Thisiswhenan"Atkinsbuddy"beagodsend。

&someexercise!Arey?HowIwishIcouldteaotionalpayoffsofexercise。Simplywalking，forinstanadaywhehrownyousomepuforabriskwalk。Iguarawhenyou'redone，yourproblemswillseemmeable。Bywalkingfast，youloweryourlevelsofadrenalchemicals，youoxygenateyoursystemandyoureleasebrain-soothingendorphiuralchemicalsactuallyrelievestress，stabilizeyourappedteandtherebyminimizegs。

&hepriheAtkinsNutritionalApproach。RememberthemfromChapter1?Youwillloseweight。Youwillmaintailoss。Youwillachievegoodhealth。Youermagroundworkfordiseaseprevention。

Thatlastsuggestiondeservesamoreextendeddis。

TeachYourself，LectureYourself，HabituateYourself

Youmusthavefoundthisbook&#umentsgoryouwouldn'tstillbereadi'suseyourstoalteryourwayoflife。iwantyoutofigureoutexactlyhowdoingAtkiedyou;thenIwantyoutousethatknowledgeasaformofself-empowerment。Asciousrealizationofhowimportahisaeyourold，badhabits。Inthegameoflife，goodreasonstrumpoldhabits。

&ledowniablearmchairendapadandaskyourselfthisshortseriesofquestions:

·WhatdidIwanttoachievebydoingAtkins?

·AmIgettingthere?

·DoIfeelgood?

·DoIuandwhyAtkinsmakesmehealthy?

·IsitwmyptionforalifetimetomaidgetthehealthadvantagesI'mexperieng?

&'sassumeyouranswersarelargelyfavortable。Turoalistofp0sitives。Forinstance:

·I'mlosieadilywithmyself。

·I'menjoyingthefoodsI'meating。

·IfeelmetidmorefoIhaveinyears。

·Inolongersuffermoodswiigueor_________（fillinyourownsymptoms）。Lookatthe"Blood-SugarSymptomTest"onpages150-151;itmayremindyousymptomsyou'vealreadyputbehindyou。

·MylabtestsshowthatdoingAtkinsisgoodformycardiovascularhealth。

&hatyoudrawupshouldrefleswerstothequestionofwhatyoubelieveAtkinsisdoingforyou。Nowdon'tlosethoseanswers。Pohem。Refioashortlistthatyhlyuandandbelievein。IfIwereyou，l'drecitethatlistdaily，asmantra，evenbeforeyourfirstbiteoftheday-perhapswhileyonyourmakeup。Wouldsomusciouspreparationembarrassyou?Itshouldn't。

it'sbysciyourselfforthegesofthedaythatyououtflankthepowerfulworldofhabit。Ifyouknowwhyythily，you'llhaveafarbetterprospelongenoughsothatthey，inturual。Okinsisahabit，youwillreallybeabletobaskinyoursutilthathappydayarrives，thoseofuswhoarealltoofamiliarwithweightlossfailuremustuseourbrainstosurvive。

Remembermysuggestiontouallyvisualizeyourserfatyoalweight。Thinkabouthowmuchyoudeservetolookaoenjoythehappihandsehatwillewithweightloss。Fatihilyissomethingyfifttoyourself，notapu。Valueyourselfandyou'llbeabletoenjoyahisendeavor。

Finally，don'tbeafraidtogethelpfromaselororpsychotherapist。Thereasonsweallovereataresoplidgthattheemotionalsupportandinsightaprofessionaloffervaluable。

AskPeopleto。RespectYour'Needs

Thissciousapproaotheruse。Ithelpstokeepyoufoyourhealth。Isn'tthatwhat's'reallyimportant?Ifyouceyourselfthatitis，you'llbereadytostandupforyourownneeds。Mahardtoassert，"WhatIneedformyselfisimportant。"Womeninparticular-perhapsbecausetheyfunsooftenascaregivers-havetroublesaying，"Myial，too。"

IfyourspnifitivingyouahardtimeabAtkins，thatcallsforself-ion。Yousimplymustmakeitclearthatthisnutritionalapproaeedthatyouwon'tise。Evesweetnaturedandunassenivepeoplehaveareasintheirlivesinwhichtheywon'tallowinterference。