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Successfully Slim Secrets Shhhh! 
When I began compiling the key elements of what successful slimmers did compared to those who were not so successful, as a dietitian, I thought it was going to be primarily about their food choices. Food is a major component of why people gain weight and struggle to keep it off. But one of the main keys to managing your weight and keeping it off is how you choose to manage stress!
Instead of using food as a panacea for their life’s problems and stresses, successfully slim people choose alternative ways to manage stress or boredom or any uncomfortable ‘feeling’ situation in their lives.
Here are 5 things to be conscious of when making food choices:
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CHOOSE foods wisely when you are hungry and make sure they can pass through these 3 filters
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FOCUS on making tiny, easy steps rather than quantum leaps in lifestyle. Eg drink half a glass of water extra each day, walk one extra minute or an extra telegraph pole or house, leave 1 teaspoon of food on your plate. Small changes today will create positive lifestyle patterns you can maintain.
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WHAT ARE YOU EATING FOR? Before you eat something, take a second to notice if it’s hunger that is driving your decision to eat or another ‘feeling’. If it’s not ‘hunger’, ask yourself “what is driving me to food?” and look at the reason you are feeling that way and how you can peacefully address it. It is much better to do something to resolve the cause rather than trying to smother it with food. Healthy and successfully slim people manage and resolve their negative emotions without turning to food.
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TIME FOR YOU – look at your day and make sure there is something in it you enjoy that is NOT associated with food. It may be 10 quiet minutes somewhere peaceful, having a relaxing shower or bath, reading an article in a quiet place – anything that has you feel you are nourishing yourself.
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HOW are you FEELING? - if you are feeling more ‘alive’ and ‘happier’ with yourself and life - you are on track
HOW are your clothes fitting? – Are you finding it a little easier to do up a zipper? Do your clothes seem a little looser? This is a better test than your scales.
These 2 ‘measures’ are the best indicators of whether your choices are taking you in the direction of your goals. Scales only create a negative focus – so ditch them and tune into how you are feeling and how your clothes are fitting. Healthy, slim people don’t weigh themselves or focus on their weight. They focus on how they feel and how their clothes fit.
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