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Article: Are you ready to lose? The psychology of weight loss

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March 4, 2008
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Weight loss is not just a physical act. The most successful people

who lose weight and keep it off are those who adapt a long-term

lifestyle change that is a good fit for them.

It is something we all have heard of before but certainly not a

simple change process to begin. That's the psychology of weight loss.

To get to the stage of actually changing your lifestyle, you will

enter a tough journey, but not an impossible one. It is a

step-by-step process. Remember, the journey to finish a marathon

begins with the first step.

When entering a weight-loss program, be mindful to avoid ones that

promote their program with "x" amount of weight loss for "x" amount

of money. For example, ...

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