How Long Does Healthy Weight Loss Take?

By Author: Lucy Lee
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When you make the decision to pursue healthy weight loss, sometimes it can feel as though you're missing out. There are so many quick-fix methods on the market these days; why would anybody in their right mind want to take things slowly? The answer is simple really; there is no such thing as a quick fix as far as weight loss is concerned.Since you're reading this article I'm sure you've already figured that out.

So the question remains; if you're not a very patient person, how do you lose weight without losing patience and dropping the ball? Do you give up just because you can't drop the weight by tomorrow? Well, you could....but that wouldn't get you very far. If you want to lose fat as opposed to muscle or water, you need to do it sensibly and consistently. If you eat regular, low fat healthy meals and partake in cardiovascular exercise at least 3 times per week, you should lose one to two kilos per week, depending on how much weight you have to lose.

The biggest problem for those with weight problems is lack of consistency. My client ‘Jennifer' arrived with a major problem. She simply ...
... 'had' to lose the weight. Not in a few months, or even in a few weeks but right now. I congratulated her on taking the first step; but taking the first step was not enough for her. ‘Jennifer' had more than a weight problem. She had a major subconscious block to permanent weight loss; she told me that 'If I can't have it tomorrow, I don't want it at all'. She also believed very strongly in the story that she was ‘an impatient person'.

When we label ourselves in such a way, our subconscious mind is very good at proving to us that what we believe is true. Therefore, if you continue to affirm to yourself that you are impatient, your subconscious mind will bring into your awareness situations and circumstances that prove this to be true. In layman's terms; you are what you think. Change how you think and you will change your circumstances (and yes, you will change your weight as well).

How can you possibly make a start on something when you know the very next day you're going to give up? When I explained the magnanimous effects of belief systems to ‘Jennifer', she agreed wholeheartedly that she needed to change her thinkingbut how? With baby steps, that's how. ‘Jennifer' agreed to come back and see me the following week, and the week after that. She' made a commitment to herself and to me that she was going to see this thing through.

If you want to lose weight but you don't think losing one kilo per week is sufficient (as opposed to the 5 kilos you could theoretically lose if you went on a highly restrictive and dangerous diet), then think about what this experience is teaching you. You didn't wake up several kilos overweight; this happened over time. Similarly, you're not going to wake up and find yourself several kilos lighter tomorrow. But with a bit of perseverance and faith in yourself, you can do it.

Healthy weight loss isn't about a magic bullet it's about doing the right thing 80% of the time. Step by step, hour by hour, day by day and week by week.

Sonia Devine is one of Australia's leading experts in weight loss hypnotherapy. Want to learn more about how to lose weight, feel better about yourself and live a life of purpose? Claim your FREE Hypnosis Download at here www.soniadevine.com