Nearly everyone in America has already achieved step 1. This shouldn't be a hard step. Most of us "want" to lose weight. But most of us think it's just going to happen without making any lifestyle changes. Uh, America, Get real. Thanks.
Here's my experience with Step 1:
Step 1. I was at step 1 for a very long time. In early (Jan) 2010 I told myself that I would finally go join Weight Watchers when I got a permanent position at the company I was contracted to work for. I told myself that "once I had that job, I'd have the money to afford WW." Shortly thereafter (Feb), I got that permanent position. Did I follow through on my "someday isle" promise to myself? Haha. Of course not.
Step 1. Later in 2010 (June), I got married. As we planned the wedding, I told myself, "I'm going to lose weight for the wedding." My strategy was to "think more about my eating and have more self-control." Did I succeed? Uh, no. (As a side note, I got married a week after my graduation. So lots of pictures were taken of me just a week apart. I look like I gained a LOT of weight between those 10 days. Wow.)
Step 1. December 2010, I cried and tantrumed every morning when I tried to get ready for work because NONE of my clothes fit. I was miserable. I started out everyday frustrated and pissed off. Not worth it. What the hell was my problem?! This is when I really decided and that I was actually going to lose the weight.
Hmm. Obviously, Step 1 isn't enough. Knowing you want to lose weight isn't enough. There's MUCH more to losing weight than a desire. "If wishes were fishes" as they say. I knew I needed to lose weight for an entire year before I actually began losing weight. In that year of wanting to lose weight, I actually gained a lot more weight. I thought I had motivation. Wasn't a wedding a good reason to lose weight? Yeah, it should have been, so why didn't it work?
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