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Some people just seem to find life easy, and bounce from one accomplishment to another. Whereas there are also those who live at the other end of the spectrum, and make a mess of everything they do. So we have the victorious and the victimised - and they can generally be differentiated by their attitudes.

To realise your target weight on a diet program, you must assume the attitude of a victor. The victims attempt diets in a hesitant manner, hoping for good things, but never really believing they're worthy of getting the figure they want. Victors wholeheartedly buy-in to a triumphant result, and use emotion to back their actions.

Take two tennis players about to play for a championship. One says "It's my last go - I'll give it my best efforts," but the other one says "Winning is EVERYTHING to me." Who do you think is taking the cup home with him?

If we split up the word OAR we have the definition of a victor - someone who takes Ownership of his/her task, is Accountable for their actions and assumes Responsibility for getting it done. 'Bed' can be used to describe a victim who remains in bed because he's given up! B is for blame, E is for excuses and D is for denial.

Not relying on others, but taking ownership of the job is a strong characteristic of a victor. He takes account of his actions by taking them seriously. He sees things through by tackling problems instead of creating them. He doesn't take excuses from himself and is responsible for the outcome of his activities.

The victim can always come up with a reason for not accomplishing something, and it's hardly ever to do with him. Mistakes or short-comings are always transferred on to a third party. Justifications are always made for why he couldn't perform well - but inevitably he's the only one who's convinced! The pattern of blaming others and making excuses leads to an existence of absolute denial. The victim is then sure beyond doubt that he can do nothing about his lot.

A person about to start a new slimming program should stack the odds of success in their favour by giving themselves a mental check-over. Anyone who's a fully paid up member of the victim society will have to address their issues before they start, to truly embrace the concept of losing weight.

Both the victor and the victim thought processes are down to habit. Both can be changed over time. What is your internal voice saying to you? Make sure it's talking like a victor. Those who achieve their goals are not better than you, they've just adjusted their thinking to succeed.

"There is no such thing as a hero, only those who rise to the occasion". Those were the words of Winston Churchill, and they're just as valid today. We have to have the mind-set of a winner in order to achieve the weight we want ourselves to be.

(C) Scott Edwards. Navigate to WeightLossDietWar.com for logical ideas on losing weight stomach and stomach fat loss.