As in any activity we undertake in life, in order to succeed with a diet there must be motivation and good organization.
At the beginning of a consultation with an Endocrinology expert about a weight loss diet, the question of why you are coming to the consultation and why you want to go on a diet to lose weight is asked, but in a general way. Later on, if the person is not doing well, then we will go more deeply into these questions, as discussed below.
In this sense, it is convenient that the patient makes a list with the reasons that are leading him/her to start a diet to lose weight, which should be supported by the one that we endocrinology experts give him/her regarding the main reasons why people come to the clinic to start a diet.
Reasons why a diet is usually started
There are certain reasons that make the patient go to the endocrinologist’s office. Such a list usually includes:
1) Disease problems, which worsen with overweight:
– High blood pressure
– Cholesterol and triglycerides
– Arthrosis of the spine or legs
– Heart failure
– Respiratory insufficiency
– Varicose veins
2) Health prevention:
– Prevention of overweight and general health.
– Healthy and digestible food, to feel good.
3) Family tendency to overweight
4) Aesthetics:
– Figure, local and general volume
– Use of clothing type and size
– Tendency to cellulite
5) Risk for the circulatory system:
Being overweight is one of the seven risk factors, along with diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, sedentary lifestyle and smoking
6) Physical exercise:
– Losing weight to maintain current exercise
– Losing weight to start a new exercise
How does the list of reasons to start the diet help in its achievement?
Taking into account the reasons for starting the diet, the patient will be aware of his motivation and will focus more easily on his goals. However, it is also advisable to make a list of their difficulties to carry out the diet, which will help them to correct them progressively.
The reasons for going on a diet tend to lose strength over time. There is a very general one, which is not losing weight, the fact that it is not working, although you are aware that the cause is that you are not doing it right. The fact of achieving goals motivates more and if they are not achieved, the desired effect demotivates.
Other more personal situations that decrease motivation are, for women, going down two dress sizes, and for men, feeling more agile.
It is important that, in addition to motivation, we talk about organization. It is necessary to carry out any activity if we want everything to go well.
What a good organization during a diet should include
To achieve a good organization during a weight loss diet it is advisable:
1) To carry a method:
– So that the diet is not monotonous.
– To avoid starvation
– For a good distribution of meals
2) Avoid temptations:
– Not to eat out of the house
– To have at home only allowed foods
– To put on the table only what we are going to eat.
– Use, as much as possible, several small plates.
3) Enjoy the meal:
– Eat slowly, because if we eat quickly when we have had our fill we have eaten more.
– Prepare menus and vary them
– Review your diet frequently
– Not to use the diet to compensate displeasures
4) To look for other pleasant sensations, taking up again hobbies or looking for new ones.
5) Review of the difficulties, to improve and correct them, changing habits with notes and advice, and even with the possibility of coaching or a psychologist:
– Food addiction
– Addiction to some types of food
– Eating outside the home
– Traveling
– Business meals
– Weekend lunches or dinners
– Family or partner’s way of eating