By Jonah Rybinski
Why do so many people fail at losing weight? There is nothing more frustrating than to observe that you are gaining weight again. Be in a position to learn from your failure. It pays to be prepared, knowing that comes down to plain, hard work. It's not usually glamorous. It isn't always exciting. It's not always fun. It is, however, always necessary.
By being prepared, you need to create a strategy to get back in line immediately without beating yourself up and devastating your self-esteem. My game plan is taking it a bite each time. What's yours? Maybe it's taking it each day at a time, going back to your diet tomorrow. It might be getting angry and becoming more determined then ever to ensure success.
Have you been at a Weight Watchers or TOPS meeting and noticed several people there who are slim and trim? How about those Jenny Craig and Nutrition/System ad's with their pre and post pictures? They create losing weight look so easy, but remember, in reality, these people have been dieting for years.
Without effort and action, you will not succeed. You cannot wish your weight away. You must work at it and be ready for days past when you slip, so that you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and move on. Losing weight demands preparation, effort and commitment to come to fruition. Losing Weight takes effort. Why do a lot of people won't lose weight? Could it be because they are lazy? No. Is it because they are hooked on food? No. Is it because they aren't good at exercising? No. Failure at weight reduction stems from several main factors:
People don't truly understand the perils of being obese. So why do most want to lose weight? Most would say to look better. Looking better is really an advantage of losing weight, but this shouldn't be the sole reason to lose weight. There's a 1000 pound gorilla within the room and it's often ignored. Being overweight for a long period of time kills thousands of people each year. Thousands of research indicates and proven certainly that losing excess fat will improve and lengthen your lifetime. Knowing the dangers of being overweight is a tremendous motivator not only to loses fat, but to maintain it off.
People don't invest in permanent lifestyle changes. So many people think of a "diet" as something temporary. When they are on a "diet" they restrict themselves a lot that they are miserable. Eventually failure is inevitable because of the unreasonable demands of most "diets." Some of these diets force you to only eat certain foods (e.g., no carbs, special soups etc) you've probably tried them before. The key to losing weight long term is to make gradual lifestyle changes you can stick to forever.
Most folks are not provided the truthful facts of losing weight and becoming healthier. With the conflicting information in the media, and all of the different lose weight quick fad diets; it's understandable why a lot of people really don't be aware of truth about losing fat and keeping it off long term.
Most people don't understand they are constantly either gaining fat, or losing fat. There is no in-between. Some people justify bringing or giving up because they hit a small road-block. This isn't an all or nothing game. For instance, when I was overweight, if I ate a poor lunch, I'd go ahead and eat an unhealthy dinner since I already "messed up" the day. Or I'd say, I'll start eating healthy on Monday since I've already eaten poorly this weekend. All people at times eats too much. The successful people will not let a road bump completely derail their entire lifestyle change. If you are not implementing positive lifestyle changes and losing weight, you are gaining weight. Again, there is absolutely no "in-between." Most people don't realize what they consume each day. So many overweight people eat thousands of extra calories and fat without realizing it. It's tough to know if you are gaining weight or losing weight each day unless you are keeping an eye on what you're consuming.
