If You Don't Get Desired Results - Why?
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If You Don't Get Desired Results - Why?
| Tue, 01-13-2004 - 2:10pm |
Not to be negative,
but I'm wondering the most common reasons people fail on the diet - or gain it all back?
Is it simply, adopt this way of eating, or ELSE you'll gain it back?

Also, exercise...I can't sing the praises of daily exercise enough. And I think that falls under 3 categories: cardio, strength training, and stretching. You gotta do all 3 for fitness. Combine that with your healthy eating and there's no reason why anyone can't achieve their goals.
Also most popular diets are designed for public but not for you. We are all made differently and we all have different tastes. So just because you friend can live off of grapefruit and tomatoes doesn't mean you can or should.
Lastly, many people set themselves for failure the first day by not setting short and long term goals for themselves. Sure we all can say I want to lose 50lbs but that what happens when we don't lose those 50 fast enough we get discouraged. I set short term goals on a regular basis. For example my long term goal is to make sure my summer clothes are too big for me when summer rolls around this year. I set short term goals weekly... telling myself I will go to the gym 4x this week, won't sneak the piece of chocolate...etc
So there are many factors for why I think people fail and it's not just an adoption way of eating
For starter's you can't think like your on a diet. I don't feel like I'm on a diet because I feel I'm not limited like other things I've tried. Heck - I'm eating all the time. Also in the past I always thought I had to eat a certain way or things to lose weight. I'm so glad that I found this way.
I also use to think that I could do it by just exercising and eating what I wanted. If I missed days or even a week of exercising I was not happy with how my body responded. I admit in the beginning of starting SBD I didn't exercise much. I lost weight and was feeling good. But now I'm exercising and I'm feeling exceptional.
So you need a mind based feeling that you want to look and feel good. Of course you can't expect to stay feeling like this if you go back to your old habits. Stick to your new healthy habits. Everyone has slip ups. Were all human but that doesn't mean you've blown it. Start back up where you left off.
This is how I feel about the whole "diet" idea. If I think I'm on a diet....I blow it!
Jenn
Jenn
I do not see how you can really fail on SBD even with a little "cheat" here and there.
Jessica
120/112 until Xmas...115 Jan 1/111/?????