How To Lose Weight with the Promise Diet
In a nutshell, here's how to lose weight with the Promise Diet. Reading how I'm doing it will put some of this in better context.
- Gain a solid understanding of proper nutrition and exercise.
- In light of that understanding, examine you own eating habits with this question in mind: What about my eating is causing me to be overweight? (In other words, what's a food vice that's getting you in trouble?)
- Using the principles of PUBIMO, devise a promise which will reduce or even eliminate that food vice. (Hint: "never" promises are easier to keep than "always" promises.) Make the promise to a loved one who is affected (or could be in the future) by your excess weight. (And keep it :)
- In addtition to making "never" promises for the vices, incorporate the postives of nutrition and exericse (both cardio and weight lifting) into your life. (This became a natural by-product for me from the control I gained over myself -- plus, if I want to eat a lot of food without violating my 2500 promise, a couple plates of steamed veggies looks mighty enticing! :)
- Over time, repeat this process, whittling down your list of food vices. If you start with "baby step" promises, as time goes on you'll gain more confidnece to make bolder, more life-changing ones. (Continue to grow in your knowledge of proper nutrition and exercise as well.)
