Weight Loss Success Stories

Do you ever wonder how all of the men and women whose weight loss success stories are featured in magazine articles and advertisements were able to achieve such tremendous results when you’re constantly struggling to lose just a few pounds and keep it off? Do you wonder what their secrets are? Well, I’m here to share the biggest secret behind these weight loss success stories with you – it’s dedication to yourself! Sounds a little cheesy right? I know, you’re thinking, “I’ve tired every weight loss plan on the market and nothing works for me”. Well, I promise that you too can become the subject of a weight loss success story. You don’t need to spend money on special programs or expensive fitness centers. All you need is a little knowledge and a little dedication.



The first step in becoming a weight loss success story is to establish your personal weight loss goals – not what anyone else says they should be – what you would like to achieve for yourself. You should also take a look at your current eating habits to determine what foods you crave the most and what times of the day are hardest for you to get through. For many people, eating is an emotional activity. It’s important to identify your eating triggers so you’ll be better prepared to deal with them in ways that don’t involve food. Weight loss success stories always begin with some self reflection and a plan.



The next step taken along the path to becoming a weight loss success story is education. Try to learn as much as you can about healthy food choices and moderate exercise options. Read fitness magazines and talk to other people who have similar weight loss goals. Weight loss success doesn’t come from crash diets or weight loss fads, it comes from knowledge, and commitment to change. Once you’ve empowered yourself with knowledge and you’ve made that commitment to yourself, you’ll find that losing weight really isn’t that difficult, and it’s extremely rewarding.
The last and possibly most important thing that you can do to become a weight loss success story is to establish a solid support network. People often find that their attempts to lose weight are disrupted by the most well intentioned friends and family. In the beginning, all it takes to break your commitment to yourself is a friendly suggestion that you should eat what you want because it’s the weekend or a holiday. It may even be a subtle suggestion by a parent that you seem too involved in your weight loss plan. These seemingly harmless comments can turn would be weight loss success stories into weight loss failures. Sit down with the people who influence your life, your close friends, family and even co-workers. Explain to them what your goals are and how important it is to you that you reach your goals. Then, kindly ask them not to encourage you to succumb to food temptations. Ask them not to make any negative comments about your decision to dedicate time and energy to improving your health and your overall quality of life. Anyone who truly loves you and cares about you will understand the commitment that you’re undertaking and they’ll become important chapters in your personal weight loss success story. Don’t be afraid to jump in with both feet. You’ll find that as time goes by, your new lifestyle will become increasingly easier until you no longer have to think about weight loss at all because you’ll have become the success story that you once admired.