Getting Back On The Diet Train
As I mentioned before, I recently took a whole week off of my diet and exercise plan. That experiment in resting and relaxing has had some very negative consequences that I really didn’t see coming. The biggest consequence is that I just can’t get myself back on the diet train. I’ve made too many compromises with my diet.
The problem is that it takes a long time to create good habits and almost no time flat to ruin them with bad ones. I’m really fighting 20 or so years of unhealthy eating habits. I’ve had ten solid weeks to counteract those habits.
At the end of the day I need to take responsibility for myself and realize that the only way to really keep losing weight like I was losing it is to just stick with it. It’s not a fancy system and it’s very uninteresting, especially after 10 whole weeks. However, it worked like magic when I was doing it.
Isn’t that what it’s really supposed to be all about? You find what works and you stick with it until you hit your goal. Here’s the problem. When you hit the goal, what happens?
What I need to change is my attitude about dieting. Instead of thinking of what I’m doing as a way to lose weight over the short term, I need to really focus on just eating that way all the time, regardless of what I weigh. That way I can manage to stay healthy and happy for the rest of my life instead of doing the whole diet roller coaster thing, which frankly is so stressful that it isn’t worth it, no matter how delicious some food can be.
This is going to be the first full week back on the diet and it’s a real struggle. I’m changing my mindset to have zero tolerance again. I think that will make a big difference. It did the first time around. Let’s see if I can do it for the next 10 weeks.
I hope that you aren’t struggling like I am, but in case you are, I suggest you sign up for the 7 day diet plan. It’s free and it will help get you on track to real weight loss.
