How Would You Know When Diets are Not Working For You?

09/03/2007

You know diets are not working when:

• You can name at least 5 diets you have tried over the last few years.
• You have lost over 100 kilograms or more in during your weight loss history, but you are still overweight.
• You have “thin” clothes, “fat” clothes and the clothes you wear now in the closet.
• You go out or not depending on how much you weigh.
• You do not want to have sex with your significant other.
• You do not want to spend summers at the beach.
• You overcome your feelings of pain with a very friendly, helpful and positive persona.
• You avoid looking in full-length mirrors.
• You starve yourself, only to binge soon after.
• You have a lifetime membership at the gym, which you have only been to once or twice.

This is only some of the evidence of diets not working. Like me, you may be able to identify with some of not all of these. Do not beat yourself up though. Your past is your past and you can change that today. If you no longer want to sabotage your life with diets and the emotional trauma of ‘failure” I suggest you look elsewhere for your solution.

Overweight people will do almost anything to avoid problems. They see a challenge and they run. The funny thing however, is that that in their mission to pretend that it does not matter, they end up always having the have the biggest problem of all ...they’re overweight and secretly miserable! The secret to success in weight loss I believe is not to try to avoid, pretend or shy away from your problems, but rather decide to grow and become bigger than you have been up until now.

If you are overweight and are struggling to lose weight, be a better person by seeking for help, educating yourself about nutrition, healthy weight loss and an alternative lifestyle to dieting. Open up to others and let your guard down. Admit that you have a problem and welcome constructive and expert support. Accept help from those who want to be a part of your life. This takes courage, but if dieting has not worked in your life up until now – the chances are they are not going to work in the future. Look for other solutions and mix with those who want to help you grow in every area of your life and be successful in your weight loss journey.