The Most Powerful New Year's Resolution Is .

The one you don't make, that's my theory and it has stood me in good stead since I swore I would never make another one on New Years Eve 2007. Why put yourself through the struggle, frustration and heartache of potential failure. Did you 88% of New Year's resolutions fail. That's a huge number. Even bigger is the statistic that 99% of diets fail to keep weight off over the long run. With 94 million people in the US currently trying to lose weight, and millions in the UK too, it looks as though the overwhelming majority of them are going to be trying to do the exact same thing this time next year.

Acceptance Is The Key To Your Success

Many studies have shown that only about 12% of New Years Resolutions are actually achieved. Statistics show that most diets fail over time, what makes for a successful New Years Resolution? and what is a realistic alternative to dieting and New Years resolutions? well instead of yet another diet plan or setting a goal of losing weight, why not focus on getting to know yourself better?! Go with me on this what if your New Years Resolution was to understand and accept yourself?

Emotional Eating

If you are overweight, you are probably an emotional eater. FACT. Sorry there I am not going to beat about the bush, we are all friends here and it's time to stop making excuses and face the truth. Being overweight means you are storing more fat than you need, and the only way to do that is to eat more than you need, end of story. There may be a few added hormonal problems but they can easily be remedied if you really want them to. I haven't met a person that cut down their calories and exercised that didn't lose weight. If you are thinking well you haven't met me Debbie. You would be right to think that but wrong to assume you are destined to be fat or overeat forever. Once you have met me and attended my sessions you WILL lose weight if that is your FULL intention and you are not lying to yourself or me.  When you eat more than you need you are not taking good care of your body, but you know that already. You certainly don't intend to be overweight and you certainly don't intentionally want to take poor care of your body, I know that but your good intentions are not strong enough to carry the day for you. Your habit of using food for emotional relief or reward wins the day because you are not yet confident that you can handle your strong emotions and life stresses on your own. 

Time For ACTION

when you are emotionally eating you have not yet achieved full ownership of your adult mind and body because you can't seem to carry out your good intentions to eat healthy, exercise more and lose weight. This means that there is a vital piece of personal development work necessary to do, in order to break the emotional eating habit. Breaking the emotional eating habit is the only way to lose weight and keep it off, but to do that you have to be willing to deal with yourself honestly, which includes feeling your feelings and understanding your emotions and facing your problems.

Are You Ready?

If you are ready to be successful at achieving your weight loss goals, then it's time to make some personal changes and upgrade your self-esteem. My Discover Yourself webinar in January 2013 will help you address the real issues that trigger your emotional need to eat in a step-by-step way so you can prove to yourself that you can make, keep and benefit from whatever intentions you set for yourself. And given that people are more likely to be successful when they make their goals public, and get support from others, then why not use the Debbie Huxton's Mind Diet Community to help you get started on a new path of self love?

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