Losing weight when under lot of pressure, i have good tip on it that works 100%

[Lars]

Step 1: Make a vow that you wont eat unhealthy for a year til 1st June. In my case its til 2022 1st June.
Step 2: If you break the vow, you have to inflict a uncurable punishment. For me i promise i will chop off my right hand if i break it.
Step 3: Exceptions is allowed, like you can say "Exceptions is cake when family serves it" i have made a promise i wont eat cake or stuff during christmas this year as one exception rule. But think carefully before making the vow, because once made you cant break it or undo it.
Step 4: You can add more rules to the vow but not undo it. Example, i considered Pizza to be too much candy food, so i made a vow i will not eat it til 1st June has come. (Probably should have said cant eat pizza alone, but what the hey)

Step 5: Enjoy better life quality. Havent eaten unhealthy since then.

I think reason why "Promising yourself" doesnt work is because its so easy to break, because vague promises doesnt hold much up there.. But if your life feels at stake with a infliction.... then suddently its serious. So it helps if you are under lot of pressure and you dont know how to motivate or eat or live better.

Also my common rule is summer is the time of year when being stupid is totally fine.

But this helps any type of weight problems. Since weight tends to determine mobility and quality of life.

 

[Shakeel]

Most people would just eat more after they already ruined it rather than punish themselves on any way.

Starting a diet during vacation is not likely to succeed after it ends.

No cake or stuff on Christmas? That's not only a risky attempt which, if it fails, leads to disappointment that can ruin the entire attempt, but it's also unnecessary. There is no need to ruin one's holidays over it. If one eats medium sized meals one can easily fit sweets into the menu without gaining weight at all. And even going over the limit on a day or two is not harmful so long as one is able to continue normally after that.

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I'm not convinced of the faster metabolism part for average dieters, but the psychological part is true.

 

[Lars]

Most people would just eat more after they already ruined it rather than punish themselves on any way.

Starting a diet during vacation is not likely to succeed after it ends.

No cake or stuff on Christmas? That's not only a risky attempt which, if it fails, leads to disappointment that can ruin the entire attempt, but it's also unnecessary. There is no need to ruin one's holidays over it. If one eats medium sized meals one can easily fit sweets into the menu without gaining weight at all. And even going over the limit on a day or two is not harmful so long as one is able to continue normally after that.


I'm not convinced of the faster metabolism part for average dieters, but the psychological parts is facts.

Its about setting a goal. The typical days of eating unhealthy is saturdays, the weekend. I do vacuuming and cleaning house in thursdays. Before friday and saturday.

But which is what i will when 1st June comes. But its not unhealthy IF YOU EAT FRUITS Good energy, good food. I think people who say this is bad are just lazy and use excuses to be fat is what i noticed with people

 

[Shakeel]

Its about setting a goal. The typical days of eating unhealthy is saturdays, the weekend. I do vacuuming and cleaning house in thursdays. Before friday and saturday.

But which is what i will when 1st June comes. But its not unhealthy IF YOU EAT FRUITS Good energy, good food. I think people who say this is bad are just lazy and use excuses to be fat is what i noticed with people

It's not bad, but it's unrealistic. As you can see the level of self discipline among the masses is low. The whole point of a dieting plan is to make something that works. If you can make this work - no problem.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

I've lost 90 pounds. How I did this is by having a backbone, and determination... determination in the form of a determined doctor who wouldn't take 'no' for an answer.

 

[Lars]

It's not bad, but it's unrealistic. As you can see the level of self discipline among the masses is low. The whole point of a dieting plan is to make something that works. If you can make this work - no problem.

It works for me. If people dont have will power enough... then i guess it doesnt work for them. But i developed this plan to make people eat healthy even when put under a insane pressure. And it has worked on me. Not eaten unhealthy since July 8th. I stick with food, apples, bananas or whatever normal food i like. Its also good brainpower.

"I started this in July because i really needed to get in better shape " But yeah, it has worked

edit: But just to clarify. If you have normal control and not under alot of pressure. Then you obviously dont need this. But this is mainly if pressure is killing you, and you dont know how to deal with it. I am under lot of pressure each day, and it suprisingely works is all. But if the pressure is off and you have no worries. Then one can go with the more child like mentality with no worries. "Aka will power and self control" that works well interms of normal lifestyle

 

[Shakeel]

Then one can go with the more child like mentality with no worries

I see there a middle ground. All weightloss needs willpower, as a rule.

 

[Lars]

I see there a middle ground. All weightloss needs willpower, as a rule.

I see it as two grounds.
The child like ground
And the pressure ground

When you have no worries, using will power and self control is very easy.
Buuut... being under lots of pressure where your mind goes to auto pilot and you get more and more unhealthy. Thats usually when you dont have answer on how to deal with it. Because your mind says be healthy.... but its under lot of pressure. So its not gonna work in long run. So being under lot of pressure, using this trick has not failed me. I think being child like and just using will power and self control only works once the pressure has gone away, maybe you achieved your goal, or maybe you are done with whatever was making you have high pressure. So its only used in extreme circumstances.

But i am happy that this strategy works for me. Unsure if this works for everybody. But i am quite happy with it

 

[Shakeel]

When you have no worries, using will power and self control is very easy.

That is false. The two things aren't related - that's my guess.

being under lots of pressure where your mind goes to auto pilot and you get more and more unhealthy.

Maybe, but not necessarily. For instance, a person may be too busy to spend their spare time eating or to nauseous from anxiety to feel hungry.

 

[Lars]

That is false. The two things aren't related - that's my guess.

Maybe, but not necessarily. For instance, a person may be too busy to spend their spare time eating or to nauseous from anxiety to feel hungry.

The whole point of this is to remove that anxiety. Anxiety happens because you have been blackmailed, struck by something. Anxiety or long termed ones happens when you feel you arent in control. It doesnt go automatically away by just wishing it away is what i mean, you have to beat it. I mean anxiety is just part of nature but atleast the long term fear of it, one can reduce it awhole lot atleast

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Step 2: If you break the vow, you have to inflict a uncurable punishment. For me i promise i will chop off my right hand if i break it.

That is not a good step and should be cut out.
Don't beat yourself up. Just accept your mistake, move on, and strive to do better.
Adopting a better diet is key. Not crash dieting and stopping once you hit your goal (that leads to "yo-yoing the weight), but forming new habits and keeping them.

 

[Lars]

That is not a good step and should be cut out.
Don't beat yourself up. Just accept your mistake, move on, and strive to do better.
Adopting a better diet is key. Not crash dieting and stopping once you hit your goal (that leads to "yo-yoing the weight), but forming new habits and keeping them.

I am not literally gonna chop it off. It would be more like your dignity has been lost. Its the idea of losing a part of you, almost like it will happen if you break the vow. Useful when under lot of pressure. Its not crash dieting. I am eating normal healthy food, chips and sausage on saturday, noodles on sunday. Apples and watermelon (summer), bananas sometimes. So its not like i am starving myself XD. Its just to make me not eat potatochips or candies etc. Or at best encourage healthy food

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I am not literally gonna chop it off. It would be more like your dignity has been lost. Its the idea of losing a part of you, almost like it will happen if you break the vow. Useful when under lot of pressure. Its not crash dieting. I am eating normal healthy food, chips and sausage on saturday, noodles on sunday. Apples and watermelon (summer), bananas sometimes. So its not like i am starving myself XD. Its just to make me not eat potatochips or candies etc. Or at best encourage healthy food

You dignity isn't lost though. Beating ourselves up over mistakes sets us up for additional failure.

 

[Shakeel]

The whole point of this is to remove that anxiety.

With a diet?? I wonder what kind of anxiety you're taking about. I'm thinking of poor sleep, tightness of chest, inability to relax, fear of losing control, irritability, head aches, decreased or increased appetite, etc.

Anxiety happens because you have been blackmailed, struck by something.

Anxiety happens also because you're late and everyone's staring at you when you walk into the room.

Anxiety or long termed ones happens when you feel you arent in control.

That could be part of it, but not all of it. I'd say mostly the need to be in control comes after the anxiety.

It doesnt go automatically away by just wishing it away is what i mean, you have to beat it.

I feel like it's not usually beaten. It's rather worn off over the years - or not. Fighting anxiety creates anxiety, but it does depend on what kind of anxiety we're taking about. If it's casual stress in everyday life, tricks might work and it's great if they do.

I mean anxiety is just part of nature but atleast the long term fear of it, one can reduce it awhole lot atleast

Maybe you mean lessening stress in everyday life? If you can do it by eating healthy, that's awesome.

All this talk of control and dieting just sounds like a recipe for an eating disorder.

 

[Shakeel]

I am not literally gonna chop it off. It would be more like your dignity has been lost. Its the idea of losing a part of you, almost like it will happen if you break the vow. Useful when under lot of pressure.

It sounds like you don't take it very seriously, but have you thought of how you might internalise such thinking?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

The whole point of this is to remove that anxiety. Anxiety happens because you have been blackmailed, struck by something. Anxiety or long termed ones happens when you feel you arent in control. It doesnt go automatically away by just wishing it away is what i mean, you have to beat it. I mean anxiety is just part of nature but atleast the long term fear of it, one can reduce it awhole lot atleast

There are a lot of reasons anxiety arises. Amd it's not fighting that improves things but calmness and serenity. Worrying less. Being mindful of the now, here in the present, and aware of your surroundings. Exercise, healthy diet, and good sleep habits.
And sometimes coping with and managing symptoms is the best outcome.

 

[Lars]

You dignity isn't lost though. Beating ourselves up over mistakes sets us up for additional failure.

Eh you beat yourself up when under lot of pressure, equal compensation to make your life better is not beating yourself up. Abusing your body is beating yourself up however

 

[Lars]

There are a lot of reasons anxiety arises. Amd it's not fighting that improves things but calmness and serenity. Worrying less. Being mindful of the now, here in the present, and aware of your surroundings. Exercise, healthy diet, and good sleep habits.
And sometimes coping with and managing symptoms is the best outcome.

I am gonna quote South Park

Either case i made a video on how to cure it. Problem solved

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Eh you beat yourself up when under lot of pressure,

No, I don't. It's not good. I remain calm, sort things out, make a plan, and jump right in.
No beating myself up needed or going on.

 

[Lars]

No, I don't. It's not good. I remain calm, sort things out, make a plan, and jump right in.
No beating myself up needed or going on.

Being calm means no energy. Which means one doesnt burn much to begin with. Stress is good for you, its being under too much pressure that is the trick to beating