It will also promote feelings of well being and enhance your sense of control in your life. To lose weight you need to skip some meals and learn to ignore your hunger. Skipping meals and struggling to resist feelings of hunger results in overeating binges that cause weight gain. I become toward myself and others. During the last twenty years scientific research has demonstrated over and over again the physical and psychological benefits of a regular exercise program combined with healthy eating.
Most people begin to feel the benefits in just a few weeks once they get started.
Be realistic about your ideal weight. You may not be able to get down to the same size or weight that you were in high school. Setting your goals too high will only set your up for failure. Don't expect to lose more than one or two pounds a week. Remember you didn't gain the weight in one month and trying to lose it too quickly will eventually backfire.