5 Easy Mind Tricks for Dieting That Really Work for Me

I am a better person when I have less on my plate.

When I read those words I immediately associated it with dieting and since I never read the book I didn't understand the context. It made me irrationally angry. What's on my plate should not matter.

I still have not read the book, but that quote has a whole new meaning for me now.

You see, I picked the word perspective as my word for this year instead of a resolution. I felt that I had been sharing the worse parts of me, intentionally and unintentionally, and it's my perspective in life that I would need to change if I was going to live a purposeful life.

By April, I knew I was failing at my goal. My work life was a mess, my weight was going up and I was just angry all. of. the. time.

A few things happened that helped me to put some things into perspective and I was able to clear my plate in more ways than one.

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This past April, I decided to commit myself, once again to losing weight.

I also decided that I would try that little fad diet plan from Miami, again. I have so much weight to lose and I want to be a good example for my little one.

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The first time I followed this low-carb, low-fat, high fiber diet plan was right after I had my oldest. I lost a lot of weight on it and kept it off for a few years. I gained it all back these last few years; especially the last two. I just could not stop eating everything.

Hello, I'm a binge eater.

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I have been inspired the last few months by a blogger who has written about her weight loss journey and as I read it I thought, "I'm not going to write about that!  Way too personal!"

But, as I read about Earl-Leigh's transformation I realized that maybe, I could do it, too.  Not write about it, but actually making the changes that are so necessary.

And then, something changed in me.  I've changed my eating habits, started a workout program, and I have gotten a few reviews that are weight loss oriented.  I even won a basket at auction for healthy living filled with work out stuff, beauty products, and a free month at a 30 minute, ladies gym.

Its as if the universe is saying - "Hey, fattie!  Get off the couch!"

So here I am, only two weeks in and sharing way more about my issues with weight than I have in the four years I have been blogging.

I am a binge eater.  I don't purge.  I have an appetite of pregnant me.  I am not pregnant.  Obesity runs in my family.  I can go years eating right and exercising, just to get comfortable, slack off, gain weight, and start the process all over again.  I am at the start of the process.

Since I am quickly approaching the big 4-0, this has to stick now.  I am making an action plan and sharing it with the world wide web.

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