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10 Mar 2004
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obese
I am a female, 42yrs old overweight for yrs now, tried several dietclubs and a dietician absolute no success, i just seems to get no turning point in my life where i can say to myself hey this is now enough, i will start with a excercise walking program going strong for 6 months and then suddenly stops, only to continue a few months later or a year. I know i must do a lifestylechange but it seems impossible for me, do you think i need shrink?
CyberShrink
Dear steps,
I'm surprised our other readers haven't joined in on this issue, yet. Nobody out there ever tried to lose weight or get rid of bad habits ? I don't believe it.
As you've discovered, losing weight, like stopping smoking is not so much a problem of stopping / losing weight, but of staying stopped, and staying at the lower weight. Lifestyle change is not easy, but is definitely possible. A good psychologist ought to be able to work with you, to make a concrete plan for the necessary life-style changes, support for keeping to them, and so on, tailoring it to you and your specifics.
I'm surprised our other readers haven't joined in on this issue, yet. Nobody out there ever tried to lose weight or get rid of bad habits ? I don't believe it.
As you've discovered, losing weight, like stopping smoking is not so much a problem of stopping / losing weight, but of staying stopped, and staying at the lower weight. Lifestyle change is not easy, but is definitely possible. A good psychologist ought to be able to work with you, to make a concrete plan for the necessary life-style changes, support for keeping to them, and so on, tailoring it to you and your specifics.
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