1. "All or None" Mindset
Many people adopt and hold true to the mindset of PERFECTIONISM or "All or None". This mindset shows itself in numerous ways, but most often, it rears its ugly head during conflict. Many clients I have had are OK as long as everything is going well. Their choices are sound, their thinking is pure and their mood is good. However, as soon as one area of life causes stress this creates a spiral of negative thinking and their mindset goes from "I am in control" to "This isn't working, I quit!" The stress could be a work conflict or poor food choice or a missed exercise session.
The "All or None" mindset makes it difficult to maintain success because the thought process relies on Perfection. A better plan is to understand that negative situations happen to everyone and will happen to you on occasion. Learn to handle stress with a proper perspective and the ability to understand that every choice counts towards achieving your goal or to delay it.
2. Failing to Plan
A second pitfall I often see is that many people do not plan their meals or workouts. We wait for motivation to strike before we act. This is the opposite of what needs to be done to gain success.
You must schedule your workouts as a "non-negotiable priority" and attend these important appointments with yourself. You must plan and schedule your meals in advance. If you wait until you get hungry to think about what you are going to eat you increase your risk of making poor food choices and eating items that are not in your plan. This may lead to a loss of control (see "All or None").
3. Lacking Consistency
Often, individuals begin a plan when they become distressed about something (health, appearance and/or fitness), making multiple drastic changes at once, in an all-out effort to achieve as much as possible as quickly as possible. Generally, repeating mistakes from their recent past.
When you attempt this method in addition to the busy schedule you may already have, you can become overwhelmed and may cease a few of the more important acts of attaining your goal. Consistency is accomplished by placing priority on the actions that are most vital for your desired outcome and continuing these actions. You cannot get to your goals with a "tomorrow" attitude.
So, what's the answer, how can I be successful at losing weight. The same way you succeed in your job or business. You never stop trying and never give-up. If you're not succeeding you're just doing it wrong and you need to start over and make a new plan. There's a hundred different diets to lose weight and none of them work for everyone. You have to find one that works for you.
Giving up is the easy way out. Planning is the only way to succeed. Most of us want to lose weight to look better. We don't like what we see in the mirror. But losing body fat is actually a life changing experience. You gain energy, self-confidence, and just feel better about yourself in general. After losing that first 10 pounds of body fat you'll feel years younger.
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