Even though the internet has so much information on dieting and weight loss, dieters still continue to make the same 3 mistakes over again. Not just little slip ups where you eat a piece of cake that you were not suppose to, but huge slip ups that lead to failure. Understanding these mistakes will help you develop an attitude that will lead to long term weight reduction.
1. The attitude of having everything or nothing
Too often dieters will pick a diet that is to hard to stick to. Before they start, they will look in the kitchen for food that isn't on the plan and throw it out. They think they're gonna be the perfect dieter, and they will be for a couple of days, or maybe even a couple of weeks. Then, something comes up that they have to break their diet for, and all of a sudden they think that the whole diet is ruined. They go out and buy all the stuff that they threw out in the first place, and gain all the weight back that they lost.
If this is the kind of dieter you are, then you need to decide if you really want to lose the weight permanently, or just take off a few pounds so that you can enjoy putting them back on? The best way is to make small changes in your eating habits so the weight comes off slow and steady.
2. The attitude that you have to sacrifice everything you love
The next common mistake is to see your diet as a sacrifice. You don't let yourself enjoy the foods you love. You can have a good diet plan and lose the
weight, but what happens when you get to your goal weight? You have not learned that you can eat small amounts of 'bad foods', so once you start eating them again, chances are you will lose control. Its best to include everything in your diet, and enjoy them in small amounts.
3. Setting unrealistic goals
Setting goals that are achievable is important in any diet plan. Your goal should be realistic and put in writing. You probably have a goal weight in mind already, but unless you don't have much weight to lose, its probably too far away to matter. A more realistic goal would be to lose 2 pounds a week for the first month, then a pound to a pound and a half per week after that. Some weeks you will lose more than others. And some weeks you might even gain a
little, but if you keep track of your progress in a journal, you will get used to the fact that ups and downs are normal and do not stop your progress.
If you make mistakes like the ones above, don't worry. The most important thing is to learn from your failures as well as from your success. The only way to get to your goal permanently is to be committed to becoming a healthier person. Learn to enjoy food in smaller amounts and you have a better chance of avoiding these 3 mistakes.
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