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Weight-loss readiness
Did you answer yes to most or all of the questions?
Did you answer no to more than one of the questions?
If you answer no to more than one of the questions
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1. Are you motivated to make long-term lifestyle changes?
2. Have you addressed the big distractions in your life?
3. Do you have a realistic picture of how much weight you'll lose and how quickly?
4. Have you resolved any emotional issues connected to your weight?
5. Do you have support and accountability?
6. Have you embraced the weight-loss challenge?
If you answered yes to most or all of the questions
If you answered no to more than one of the questions
Ready, set, go
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Your weight-loss success depends in large part on your readiness to take on the challenge. If you jump in before you're ready, your commitment might fall at the first hurdle.
Knowing that you need to make a change and doing it are two different things. Use these questions to assess your readiness to lose weight.