Even though there is so
much information available about weight loss, the same diet mistakes
are being made over and over every day. We are not talking here about
little slip ups where you ate a slice of pie that was not on the plan,
but big mistakes that lead to failure to lose the weight that you
want to lose. Understanding these errors can help you develop the
attitude that will lead to permanent weight loss for you.
1. The All Or Nothing
Attitude
All or nothing dieters
will often pick out a complicated diet that is almost impossible for
them to maintain. Before beginning, they will search the kitchen for
anything that does not fit the plan and throw it in the garbage. They
are planning to be the perfect dieter, and so they will be, for one
day, three days, seven days or even a couple of weeks. Then,
inevitably, something happens that means they cannot keep to the diet
one time. Immediately the whole thing is ruined in their eyes and the
diet is over. They go to the store and buy all the things that went
into the garbage last week and proceed to gain back all the weight
that they lost, as fast as possible.
If you are this kind of
dieter you need to ask yourself some tough questions. Do you really
want to lose weight permanently, or just lose a few pounds so that
you can enjoy putting them back on again? The way forward is to make
small changes to what you eat so that you have a slow but steady
weight loss.
2. The Attitude of
Sacrifice
Another common mistake is
to view your diet as a period of sacrifice. You do not allow yourself
the foods that you enjoy most while you are on your way to your
target weight. You may have a great diet plan and be very successful
in losing weight, but what happens when you reach your goal? You have
not learnt to eat 'bad foods' in moderation so as soon as you start,
you are likely to go out of control. It is better to include a little
of everything in your diet and learn to enjoy it in small quantities.
Yes, even chocolate!
3. Goal Failure
Setting achievable goals
is vital in any weight loss plan. Goals should be clear, realistic
and set out in writing. While you probably do have an ideal weight in
your mind, unless you are only very slightly overweight it is
probably too distant to be useful. A more useful goal would be to
lose two pounds per week for the first five weeks and then one pound
per week after that. Some weeks you will lose more and some less,
some weeks you may even gain, but if you track your progress on a
graph you will see that ups and downs are natural and do not stop you
progressing steadily toward your major goal.
If you have been making
these mistakes, do not worry. The most important point in dieting as
in so many other things is to move on. Learn from your failures as
well as your success and do not use a mistake as an excuse for giving
up. The only way to achieve your goal permanently is to make a
commitment to become a healthier person. Remember that eating
normally includes eating more some days and less others. Learn to
enjoy food in moderation and you have every chance of avoiding these
bad diet mistakes.
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