Written By : Shelley Lewis RD, LD, CDE (Last Updated on March 20, 2024)
If you are dealing with issues regarding your body weight or eating habits, keep reading. This is your reminder letting you know that it’s nothing to obsess over. In fact, you need to focus on making mental shifts that will focus on more positive options.
We live in an age where people may shame others because of their body. It may harm a person mentally and emotionally. Even in today’s environment where the message of ‘body positivity’ is being pushed, people are still struggling with eating disorders.
If you are worried about your body weight and your eating habits are appearing to reach dangerous levels (such as undereating), you may need help as soon as possible. Ocean Recovery will provide you with the following information here: https://www.oceanrecovery.com/addiction-treatment-programs/eating-disorder-treatment/. Now, let’s get started.
You need to find the right balance for your diet
You may feel like not eating at all will be the answer to losing weight. In fact, this is something you’re doing wrong. Not only that, throwing up your recent meal after eating should not be the solution.
It’s important to adopt healthy habits. You will want to eat regularly. Three meals per day may be a good start.
If you want to cut down on the weight, it may be a good idea to quit the snacks and just stick to the meals themselves. If you are feeling hungry at any point during the day, you can drink water as it will keep your appetite at bay. This can be a good way to lose weight along with exercise.
If you want to lose weight, exercise regularly
We get it. Exercise can be a challenge for many reasons. You may not have the time or have no idea what to do.
You’d be surprised by what you can do even with little time in your favor. You can spend at least a half hour a day going for a walk. You may even walk or even bike to work if you live close by.
At work, you can do quick exercises during your break periods. The point here is that you can carve out a small amount of time during the day to get a brief amount of exercise in. Start out small and work your way up.
Eventually, you may find yourself taking 20 to 25 minutes out of your day to work out. It is recommended that a person should spend 150 minutes per week exercising. Remember, exercise and a balanced diet will be able to help you lose weight if you want to have a healthy focus on bringing it down.
Love yourself
Self-love is important. It’s about believing in yourself even if no one else does. At the same time, it’s also about accepting yourself.
No single person is going to be perfect. So you’ll want to take a look at your good qualities and even your flaws. Accept them for what they are.
It’s what makes you unique. If everyone wanted to be perfect, everyone would be the same. No one would stand out.
Stand out in your own way. Don’t imitate anyone else. There can only be one you and you can never be duplicated.
Connect with other people
You want to make sure you connect with other people, especially those who are important to you. The key here is to associate yourself with people who truly accept you for who you are. If you notice anyone that may be feigning this, it may be a good idea to cut them out of your life.
The last thing you want to do is surround yourself with people who claim to support you, but don’t behind your back. Being selective with the people you want to know and trust can be a challenge. It can also take time as well.
But make it your goal to connect with people based on commonalities you may have. You never know if they will be a true friend that comes to your aid when things don’t go so well.
Focus on the things that make you happy
When you focus on the things that make you happy, it will help take your mind off of things. Especially the distractions and the negative thoughts. Sure, there may be times when those thoughts can be overpowering to the point where you may have no interest in doing anything.
Most of the time, you will feel like doing something that you enjoy doing. Something you would never say no to doing. Whatever that is, do it.
You will be in the zone. In your own little world. A place where no negative thoughts can gain entry and mess with your happiness. So what is it that you do that makes you happy?
Do you love going on hikes? Are you an artistic person? Are you someone that enjoys a hobby that involves a lot of time spent?
If needed, you can learn something new. You can learn a new skill and put it to good use. You may keep yourself busy and you won’t find yourself immersed in negative thoughts regarding your weight and eating habits.
If you can do something that will allow you to give 100 percent focus to it, there’s no way negative thoughts and feelings can ever bother you.
Final Thoughts
Your body weight and eating habits may be something you’ll be obsessed with and for unhealthy reasons. It’s never a good idea to give yourself negative feedback. It may be easy to do this and even drive yourself further down.
It’s important that you follow some of the steps above to help you focus more on the positives in life. You can find a way to lose weight by way of exercise and dieting. It’s important to trust the process rather than the outcome (and achieve it at a fast rate of speed).
The more positivity you bring into your life, the more you will be accepting of things including yourself as a person.
