7 Key Steps to Losing Weight

Here are some strategies to help you reach your weight-loss goals

Plot out your goals
It helps to have an action plan to keep you on track.

Envision your success
You can make your own goals as real as possible by visualizing yourself succeeding in particular scenarios.

Don't sabotage yourself
Many of us unconsciously sabotage ourselves with self-destructive thoughts such as "I'll never lose weight." Whenever you catch yourself thinking this way, try to substitute more constructive statements.

Be your own cheerleader
Try becoming your own best friend. Celebrate your progress, and try not to obsess about setbacks.

Avoid being a perfectionist
Try not to think in all-or-nothing terms.

Follow through with your goals
Believing you can achieve your weight-loss goals is important, but you have to act too, by changing your eating habits and increasing your physical activity.

Affirm your self-belief
Feel your confidence wavering? One way to reinforce your self-belief is with positive affirmations: simple, self-validating statements repeated as often as possible, preferably daily.

This article was from Weight Watchers.com