We're all familiar with some individuals who appear to find life very easy, and enjoy one victory after another. On the other hand, we know others who never quite make it, and always have an answer why things haven't worked out. Victors and victims make up the world, and attitude is very often the one key factor that makes the difference.
To realise your target weight on a diet program, you must assume the attitude of a victor. The victims attempt diets in a hesitant manner, hoping for good things, but never really believing they're worthy of getting the figure they want. Victors wholeheartedly buy-in to a triumphant result, and use emotion to back their actions.
Visualise the finale of a tennis championship, where the player's attitudes are as follows: The first says "It's my final chance - I'll give it what I can," but the second says "It is my Destiny to WIN." Guess who'll win the tournament?
The victor is characterised by the word oar- a figure paddling on to victory. (OAR stands for Ownership, Accountability and Responsibility). On the other hand the victim is characterised by 'BED' - he/she stays in bed and is defeated. (BED stands for Blame, Excuses and Denial).
The victor 'owns' his own tasks, and doesn't hope for someone else to take the lead. He's liable for his actions, and so he takes account of them (seeing things through by dealing with problems not making problems). He's responsible for the results of his actions, and so doesn't take excuses from himself.
In the victim's eyes, there's always a reason why he doesn't achieve, and it's seldom to do with himself. It's always someone else's fault - he feels out of control so justifies it by blaming someone else. He always makes excuse for his lack of performance, but the only person he's persuading is himself. After repeating this pattern of blame and excuses for long enough, the victim lives a life of denial, convinced that there's absolutely nothing he can do about his situation.
To stack the odds in their favour, a mental work-out may be needed for some dieters approaching a life-changing eating program. Adopting the victim's outlook will prevent a person from controlling the outcome.
Both the victor and the victim thought processes are down to habit. Both can be changed over time. What is your internal voice saying to you? Make sure it's talking like a victor. Those who achieve their goals are not better than you, they've just adjusted their thinking to succeed.
We don't start out as victors, we learn the habits of victors to accomplish our goals. In order to maintain successful weight management, we first have to maintain a successful attitude.
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