Weight Loss Issues: How To Deal With People Who Put You Down

No matter what goal we set out to achieve, it is only normal to meet people who constantly try to put us down or discourage us. Often, these same people may also be our closest friends. But it is only through times like this that we know who are our true friends. Unfortunately, it is also times like this which many people get discouraged and drift away from their weight loss goals.

It is easy to be discouraged especially when you are just starting your weight loss regimen, have not seen any substantial results and are constantly given harsh criticism. Assuming you have a good weight loss exercise and dieting program, you are going to lose and shed those fats, but you also have to give yourself some time. Weight loss does not happen overnight. It takes at least a few weeks or even months to see substantial and visible results! It is important to remember why you want to lose weight in the first place.

The greater your desire for change in the way your body looks, the easier you will find it to lose weight, and always keep your goal in sight. Many people worry that they will get affected by these criticisms coming from even our friends and family. It is very difficult to try to ignore it, and I do not recommend you try to do so.
Over time, I have come up with a solution to this mental hurdle presented to you by your friends and family. In fact, I stumbled upon this principle when I was watching a group of senior citizens performing 'Tai-Ji', a common exercise performed by the elderly in Asian countries.

This exercise makes use of the principle of translating an opposing force into your own. To better illustrate this, it is changing a negative force into a positive force. Applying it to our situation, you should make use of these criticism as motivation. Do not try to push it out of your mind and fight against these negative thoughts. In fact, make use of them to help you get towards your weight loss goal quicker. Increase your desire to prove these critics wrong.

When you used to be stressed out by these negative comments, your body releases cortisol, a hormone which decreases your muscle-building and fat burning potential. Now that you know how to not be affected, and also how to translate it into better weight loss motivation, you should be well on your way to quicker weight loss!

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