In my life I've been on tons of diets. I've tried Atkins, Weight Watchers, South Beach, not eating, "cutting back", pills, shakes, juices, powders, bars, and just about anything you can think of.
Of course I've also had my thin friends tell me weight loss diets are so easy - just do it! I don't know about you but one thing I don't like is people who have never had a weight problem trying to tell you how to lose weight easily. They think we overweight people have some sort of control problem and that our weight is all our fault!
Now I'm not trying to say I'm not responsible for where I'm at today, because I am. But at the same time, I know gaining weight for me is easier than it is for most people. I feel like if I walk by a burger joint …show more content…
Anyway can lose 5 pounds if that had to. And if you can do it once, you can do it again and again. But too many times we start losing weight and something goes off in our head, something that prevents us from reaching our goal weight.
This is called the "Snap Back" effect because like a rubber band we have stretched to our limit and now must snap back because we fear breaking. We have to learn to stretch how we view ourselves so we can continue to grow and accept our new look.
2) We're not eating for life. Most weight loss diets fail because we're not eating for life. We're eating to lose weight. This will NEVER work in the long run because you need to adjust your eating habits to a lifestyle you can live with. I'm learning this now as I change from eating large meals late in the evenings to eating smaller meals throughout the day.
I'm not always perfect, but I'm getting there, step by step, day by day. And that leads us to the final point of why weight loss diets fail.
3) We expect perfection, and when we don't reach it - we binge. This is probably the saddest of all realities for dieters. I know in my past I did this so many times, sabotaging my diet and
Of course I've also had my thin friends tell me weight loss diets are so easy - just do it! I don't know about you but one thing I don't like is people who have never had a weight problem trying to tell you how to lose weight easily. They think we overweight people have some sort of control problem and that our weight is all our fault!
Now I'm not trying to say I'm not responsible for where I'm at today, because I am. But at the same time, I know gaining weight for me is easier than it is for most people. I feel like if I walk by a burger joint …show more content…
Anyway can lose 5 pounds if that had to. And if you can do it once, you can do it again and again. But too many times we start losing weight and something goes off in our head, something that prevents us from reaching our goal weight.
This is called the "Snap Back" effect because like a rubber band we have stretched to our limit and now must snap back because we fear breaking. We have to learn to stretch how we view ourselves so we can continue to grow and accept our new look.
2) We're not eating for life. Most weight loss diets fail because we're not eating for life. We're eating to lose weight. This will NEVER work in the long run because you need to adjust your eating habits to a lifestyle you can live with. I'm learning this now as I change from eating large meals late in the evenings to eating smaller meals throughout the day.
I'm not always perfect, but I'm getting there, step by step, day by day. And that leads us to the final point of why weight loss diets fail.
3) We expect perfection, and when we don't reach it - we binge. This is probably the saddest of all realities for dieters. I know in my past I did this so many times, sabotaging my diet and