Diet Eating – Goals and Rewards

There is so much information on the web about dieting and diets and how to loose anything from 4 to 400 pounds in three seconds that I had no idea where to start looking for some easy steps to get me on the road to a healthier weight. That’s why I started doing some research to find out what steps would help me to Diet Eating success.

These are some of the keys I’ve found to diet eating success:
1. Decide why you are dieting
2. Choose a goal and a reward.
3. Choose a diet.
4. Work out a plan
5. Work out a weekly menu
6. Reward yourself
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Once I’ve decided that I absolutely have to go on a diet and that I have the requisite motivation, then I have to give myself an incentive for dieting. If I do this, I seem to be able to keep up my motivation to stay on the straight and narrow.

When I started dieting initially, I had twenty kilo’s to loose. I found that I needed something to remind me why I was doing this and that I was doing well. Initially I thought of one big reward that I would give myself when I reached my goal weight. Needless to say, being impatient as I am, I lost motivation quickly. Then a friend suggested I try to give myself little goals, small rewards along the way. This really worked for me.

What I did was to buy an article of clothing (not expensive mind you, sometimes just a new pair of panties or a bra was fine) that was one or two sizes to small for me. Then as soon as I got into that article, I felt great … my motivation went up 100%, my self esteem soared and for at least a week or two I had no trouble sticking to the diet. Of course by then I had a new article a size or two to small so the next goal was within reach.

So if big goals don’t work for you, why not try a whole lot of small goals and rewards. It certainly worked for me.

What goals and rewards have helped you with you diets?