21 Quotes by John A. McDougall

These positive psychological benefits may prevent relapses to the old eating habits, especially since a positive self-image encourages more positive and life-supportive behaviors.

These good results encourage greater compliance, which leads to even better results. In this way, the positive cycle is perpetuated.

If many of your meals are eaten away from home, make the situations meet your needs. Go to restaurants that offer at least one delicious, nutritious item. Ask the waiter to remove the butter and olive oil from the table. Accept invitations to dinner from friends who eat and live healthfully. Bring healthful foods with you whenever possible.

Also, as you start to feel better thanks to your diet and exercise program, the positive cycle encourages its own continuation. This.

Meanwhile, find new friends who are also involved in healthful approaches to life by frequenting health-food stores and restaurants or by attending lectures.

If your partner rejects your efforts to regain your health, he or she should consider what it would feel like to be sleeping next to an empty place at night, instead of you. Encourage.

Keep those people close who support your efforts and do not try to sabotage you. Ask.

It also contributes to the feeling of fullness you get from your next meal, which may be four or five hours later.

You don’t realize that some part of your brain is spinning out little scenarios of how much worse your future will be if you change. This keeps you from growing into a better and happier existence.