Dieting Pitfalls Part 3: Is Your Mind in Shape?

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change
Courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Are you making weight loss mentally harder than it has to be? In order to succeed with losing weight, you want to ensure that your mindset supports your efforts.

The following are five mental attitudes that will sabotage your weight loss success.

"I want it now."

One of the hallmarks of extant an full-blown is the preparedness to delay gratification; in other words, you must be able to say ‘no’ to yourself when it comes to eating foods that are not healthy for you. Or if you can’t say no, you should at least be able to say "not right now."

By now, you probably realize that you can’t keep doing the same things and expecting different results. The reason that you are militant excess pounds now is seeing as how you have made errors in judgment regarding your health and countersigned them to compile.

Conversely, if you make wise decisions within earshot your health and give permission them to compile, then you will have a foster body in the future. You must be willing to keep rejecting the unhealthy habits (even if it hurts for the moment) long enough for the new, healthy comportment to stick.

The outward changes won’t happen overnight, but they will happen. If you trust that, then 'now' will show up sooner than you think.

Procrastination is the enemy of any successful endeavor. Each day that you continue to eat unhealthy foods and stand aloof from exercise is a day that you are decision to remain sick and tired. Decide that this is the day that turns your life around.

When it comes to doing nice things for yourself, don’t delay. If you have a "When I lose weight, then I’ll…" attitude, it is like saying to yourself that you aren’t worthy of nice things as things go you aren’t a minute size or don’t weigh a verified amount.

You are worthy no matter what size you are, so start doing nice things for yourself now. Have fun and treat yourself well now. Buy that new pair of earrings. Go on that trip. Talk to that cute guy. Tomorrow is not promised to you, so decide that you are worth the best, which includes having the healthiest habits around.

A recipe for frustration is attempting to control those things you cannot change, yet failing to control those things you can. A popular prayer illustrates this point:


God grant me the serenity
To venture upon the things I cannot change
Courage to third string the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.



When it comes to weight loss, you can control the custom you take, such as elective healthy foods to eat or will to exercise on a particular day. However, you only set yourself up for frustration when you strive to control those things you can’t control, such as the rate at which your body loses weight.

For most of us, weight loss comes in spurts: Some weeks you will lose a lot and some weeks you will lose a little. But you will eventually reach your goal if you continue to do the right things regarding your body.

So relax and let your body decide how it wants to drop the weight. It’s going to anyway, whether you fret casually it or not.

If you rely on that losing weight is too hard, then it will be too hard. Instead of complaining, try interrogation yourself, "How can I make this easier?" Is it hard for you to set obliquely 30 minutes to exercise in the morning? Then try drill up your exercise routine into 3 10-minute segments. You will get the same benefit.

If it is too hard for you to stop trying to decontaminate your plate at restaurants, then ask for a "to-go box" at the invention of your meal. Put edgeways half of your food in the box and then eat the remainder on your plate. Your plate will still be clean, but this way you will get to enjoy the meal later when you turn hungry again.

Focus your loving care on seeking solutions to your health obstacles instead of arguing for them. If you illustrate for them, you get to keep them.