What Am I Doing Wrong? The Steps To Perfecting Weight Loss

We all want to think that we are just big-boned people. We want to be told that we have some kind of 'special' disease that makes us gain weight even when we are dieting. But truth be told, a very small percent of people actually have some kind of physical condition that gives them severe difficulty in losing weight. The real tale is in our mental condition and our eating habits. What is going wrong with your weight loss plan? Why doesn't anything seem to work? Well, here are a few questions to ask yourself if you have failed yet another diet plan.

Do you give up too easily?

Are you the type that needs to see immediate results to be assured that the self-control is worth it? If so, you might be the type that gives up right about the time that you will succeed. If you are trying any weight loss plan, with the exception of fad diets that claim a fast reduction in your waistline, than it's going to take time. It took you time to gain a pound, and it is going to take twice the time to lose it. Many people give up too soon on their diet plan because they have been exercising huge amounts of self control only to see a pound gone or even no bathroom scale movement at all. The problem with this is that you need to give your body time to adjust to new things. It will take some people up to six weeks to see results of any kind in their health. If you don't know what type of person you are, than you need to carry out your plan for at least six weeks before deciding how effective it is. You could be giving up just on the brink of success, so hang in there.

Are you really following the plan?

I know you wouldn't give yourself credit for something you didn't totally do, but are you really sticking with the diet? Most people exaggerate their commitment level when they get frustrated, claiming to have done all they could, but the diet just doesn't work for them. No matter how you slice it, weight loss is a matter of numbers. If you eat more than you expend, you gain weight, if you eat less than you expend, than you lose weight. Of course the hard part is the execution of it, but it is a statistically sound formula. Look deep within yourself, and decide whether you were following the plan faithfully or whether you were doing some non-recorded snacking or racking up of calories while 'sampling.' You have no one to blame but yourself if you are not succeeding. So suck it up, hold your head high, and take the consequences-then get back into the race with 'honest' eating in mind.

Are you bored?

Boredom is not only the enemy of productivity, but it's at war with your waistline too. Do you spend a lot of hours basically doing nothing? Do you watch a lot of TV? When your mind and body are bored you will be tempted to do things you know you shouldn't; it's a rule of the universe that if you aren't doing something productive, than you will do something counterproductive to yourself. Basically, you need to find the times of day that you are more prone to look towards food to fill your time. If you are a midnight snacker, maybe you should go to bed earlier (sleeping really is productive in staying healthy, believe it or not). If you eat mindlessly while watching TV, pick up a hobby that will put your mind to work, or take a walk. There is no need to gain calories when you are bored; you need to just get up and do something that will make you feel like you are contributing to a successful day, rather than wallowing in stale chips and a stomach ache.

If you don't fall under any of these categories, there may be a physical condition that you need to work with. But chances are you just need to think more about your goals and how to achieve them. When you find out your pitfalls, you are less likely to fall into them. And when all else fails, get back up and start again. The world sure wasn't built in a day.