How often do you hear of a story of a person who has tried to lose weight but has failed?
Why is this so, when losing weight isn’t really all that hard and really only takes a change to your eating and exercise habits?
I have had clients who have suffered with the same problem, and there are three common reasons for failing as I will outline here:
1. They don’t have a specific, compelling goal – just wanting to lose weight isn’t going to be enough. Why do you want to lose weight? How much do you want to lose? When do you want to lose it by? What will be different when you lose weight?
2. They think they will fail – Henry Ford once said “Those who think they can and those who think they can’t are both right”. How right he was! If you don’t think you can successfully lose weight, then chances are you will give up at the very first obstacle.
3. They don’t put themselves first – This is more for the women out there (sorry guys). Women have a terrible habit of putting their family/husband/others first and they put their own needs at the bottom of their list.
Well times have to change right now! How can you be the best person you can be if you’re overweight? If you have children, how can you have the energy to play with your children? What will happen to your family if you were do die from an illness caused by your weight? How can this be putting your children or family first??
Isn’t this enough reason to do something right now?
Ok, there is actually a 4th reason I probably should mention here, and that is that most people who fail to lose weight do so because they don’t know how to do it the right way.
There are so many so-called “miracle” or “fad” diets out there, it’s little wonder people get confused.
But remember this – any weight loss program that makes amazing promises of success without changes to your diet or exercise routine will NOT work long term, if at all! Please don’t get sucked in by diet pills either. The only thing you are going to lose is money, and very likely your health.