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How do we reach the point where enough is enough? How do we get to that place deep down inside of us that pushes us to action?… Anytime we reach the point of  desperation, the point where we not only want to lose weight and need to lose weight, but we decide we can lose weight, we can do it. However, it’s at this point that we need to know–safely and effectively–how to lose weight.

One thing we don’t need is a diet. A diet is something we do to lose weight as fast as we can so we can go back to eating the way we did before! Where does that get us?… What we need is a lifestyle change. (page 16)

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Visualize your weight-loss challenge as a road–a road that ends at a healthy weight and good fitness… The road you visualize may span just a short distance, reflecting your need to lose 20 or 30 pounds. Or your road may be longer, much longer if you need to lose 100 or more pounds. No matter the distance, with patience and persistence, it’s a journey that can be completed.

Many of us have traveled this road, but most of us have never gone the distance… Maybe the reason for not achieving success is that we traveled this road by dieting alone. We didn’t add exercise to our travel plans.

Visualize yourself at the beginning of the road. You’re pumped up. You’re excited. You’re ready! (page 17)

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Movement didn’t come into my life until I started this program… and, boy, did it ever come into my life! Once I began to exercise, an amazing thing happened. I began to feel great! I began to know how a healthy body is supposed to feel. (page 101)

Bits from Her “Lose Weight Journal”

Although I “did good” with the Halloween candy–I didn’t even rummage through the kids’ bags–I learned as I got further into my program that there are better ways to approach special occasions and situations. The secret: PLANNING and CREATIVE THINKING.

Now I plan for events by coming up with alternatives to unhealthy foods. I think of ways to keep the festiveness in and the temptations out. For Halloween, I pass out pencils, gift certificates, coins, and other nonfood items. (page 29)

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I have really progressed in my fitness quest. In my former life, if I strayed from my diet I would just keep on straying… Now if I stray, I feel bad for a few minutes, then I get right back on my food plan. I don’t wait until the next meal, the next day, the next week. I get back on track immediately. (page 104)

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One of the nicest things about losing weight is that I no longer have to constantly tug my tops down over my hips to hide the enormity of my rear. Also, no longer do I have to keep my coat on at all times to hide my body. I now buy body-fitting clothes because my body is fit! (page 191)

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I could have quoted ten times as much, but this should give you something to help you lose weight. I liked the bit about 20 or 30 pounds being a short road, as that is where I am as I write this.

In today’s world, a lot of good books go out of print, and that has happened to this one. Here are three places you can find Slow But Sure: How I Lost 170 Pounds with the Help of God, Family, Family Circle Magazine, and Richard Simmons:

1. Amazon has it from used book sellers. The link goes to the page for the book. When I went there to get the link, there were a number of copies available for a penny. Of course, the shipping would be more than that!
2. AbeBooks is a collection of booksellers all over the world, and here is their page for Sandra Dalka-Prysby. Click on “View all Listings” to see what they currently have.
3. Try your local public library. If they don’t have it, ask about inter-library loan.

The final takeaway: when we decide we can lose weight, we can do it.

This article is CAN Lose Weight! from Gottaloseweight.com

“Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right!” (Henry Ford)

Here are two about food that I did find:

Take twice as long to eat half as much.

Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.

So I decided to do a series of articles with the best motivational quotes I could find from my weightloss books. I’m starting with Inner Eating by Shirley Billigmeier. Enjoy these thoughts, and if one inspires you on your own weight loss journey, great! Many of them are food for thought rather than tips, but there is quite a mix of sayings here. Some are in the form of affirmations, and others are observations. An affirmation is a short, positive, present tense saying that is uplifting. It can be fun to repeat out loud, or to put up somewhere in your home. If you repeat them out loud, or even silently in your mind, you may notice that you don’t agree with some of them at first but that after you repeat them a few times, they sink in more!

Weight Loss Affirmations

• Becoming aware of my eating pattern helps me understand what I’m doing.
• Each time I eat, I know I can eat again when I get hungry.
• I can choose what I want to eat.
• I satisfy my taste buds with quality instead of quantity.
• I can stop eating when I choose.
• How frequently I eat is my choice. I choose what works best for me.

Weight Loss Thoughts

The act of eating is the focus of all eating problems: what you put in your mouth, chew, and swallow.

You have a choice. The choice to begin, to continue, and to change anything you wish regarding your eating is within your power.

Losing weight, although important, is a bonus from becoming intimately aware of your mind, body, and emotions, and how they interact with your eating habits.

Most people are unaware of what, how, and when they eat.

You’ve probably been living wholly or partially by someone else’s rules for your body.

If you eat under stress, the body isn’t equipped to handle the digestion necessary.

Research indicates strongly that adults who spread their total food intake into smaller meals throughout the day will be leaner than those who eat larger but fewer meals.

Today I ate too much. I won’t beat myself up about it, but I will remember how it feels.

You’d like to feel energized by your food. If you discover that even small amounts of something make you feel sluggish, you can decide which is more important—how the food tastes or how your body feels.

If we deprive ourselves of tasty foods, we are in danger of bingeing.

Put very small portions on your plate. You’ll be surprised how little food you need to feel satisfied.

We have sabotaged ourselves by believing that we have to be thin and we have to be perfect.

You have a variety of choices and continuing to eat until you are stuffed is only one option.

When you ask yourself what you want, you get down to the core of who you are.

Start listening to hunger, learning good nutritional practices, and respecting your taste buds.

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These are from Inner Eating: How to free yourself forever from the tyranny of food, and that’s an Amazon link if you want to find out more about the book. It’s much more profound and interesting than just a few quotes can show! In any case, I hope these weight loss motivational quotes get you to do something differently today!

This article is Weight Loss Motivational Quotes from Gottaloseweight.com