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Are you ready to think like a thin person? Registered dietitian Jill Fleming says its the most important tip for permanent weight loss. Whether or not that is the case, it may be useful to you to try, so I've reprinted an article by her here.
If you want to become thin, think as your thin friends do. The Hunger-Satisfaction Scale (shown below) can help you learn how to do this. Every time that sit down to eat a meal or a snack, ask yourself where you fit on the HSS scale. In the ‘thin world’, you would remain between a four and a six most of the time. This is the secret to how thin people always appear to be so in control of their appetites.
10: Stuffed to the point of feeling
sick (“Thanksgiving-full!”)
9: Very uncomfortable, tired
8: Uncomfortably full
7: Feel you have eaten just a little bit too much
6: Comfortable, satisfied
5: Just noticing the first signs of hunger
4: Hungry, ready to eat
3: Very hungry
2: Extremely hungry, irritable
1: Starving, can’t concentrate, dizzy
© 2004 Jill M. Fleming. All rights reserved.
About the Author
Jill Fleming, MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian & the author
of the book Thin People Don’t Clean Their Plates. This book
reveals the THIN CHOICES success strategies that promote both
impressive and permanent weight loss results. With Jill’s
natural ability to motivate others, she can teach anyone to apply
these same strategies to their own busy life. Jill says, “Life
is too short to live in a body that you don’t enjoy.”
www.ThinChoices.com
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You'll find this section in each newsletter. The idea here is that there are many small changes you can make to help you lose weight. Make changes that are right for you, and maybe, with enough of them, you'll lose weight even without a "plan" or "program." In any case, they can help no matter what plan you use. Today's weight loss tips:
1. Eat something healthy and low-calorie first when you sit down to a meal. This leaves less room for the other foods.
2. Find a friend to lose weight with. This is especially helpful if you don't have the support of a doctor or group.
3. Permanent weight loss requires permanent changes. That can be intimidating, but you can start with any small change that you can handle, like walking up the stairs instead of using the elevator. The accumulation of small changes can add up to a big change in your life.
Bye now,
Steve