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How Change Happens
1.
Learn about the problem you’re facing and how
to overcome it.
[Weight is gained when excess calories are
consumed, and modern foods tend to be calorie-
concentrated.]
2.
5.
[Seek out restaurants that serve healthy foods.
Find a local health food store and talk to the
staff—they live to help people new to healthy
eating.]
6.
Include your family and friends.
Analyze your past habits and determine how they
should be changed.
[You need to eat fewer calories. Foods high in
fiber are filling, but low in calories.]
“Try? There is no
try. There is only
do or not do.”
—Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire
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[You are doing this now, by reading this book.]
Rely on the support of others.
Find out why you have gained weight and what
will correct it.
[You’ve been eating more calories than you burn.]
3.
4.
Gather reliable information.
Strikes Back
[Recruit an accountability partner—someone you
will allow to be openly honest with you.]
7.
Think positive. You can do this!
[Don’t let yourself feel deprived when you
choose not to eat calorie-concentrated foods. Be
glad you have options. Millions of people have no
options regarding what they eat. You’re one of
the lucky ones. You get to choose.]
8.
Give yourself small rewards for making good
choices.
[You said no to the chocolate cake, so go
ahead and splurge on that pricey, exotic fruit
you saw at the market. A person who can say
no to chocolate deserves a quart of perfect
blackberries!]