WeightLossTips - Today WeightLossTips update post about :3 Bad Diet Mistakes To Avoid At All Cost
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
slipups 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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