How often have we started a weight loss plan only to fail ourselves in some way or another? For some reason or another we just do not live up to our own high expectations of changing unwanted behaviors which have contributed to being overweight and unhappy about ourselves. We are disappointed and feel doomed. So how do we pull ourselves back up and regain our empowerment again?
I’ve said this many times before but this time I will say it in a slightly different way. Sincerely decide once and for all, to learn from your mistakes. The key word is really decide you will learn and then change! Take real hard core ACTION!
If you mindlessly say "yeah, I learned” when you really haven't, you are setting yourself up all over again to fail. So-called failures are really learning experiences to examine the actual behavior. Problems can be resolved when you find an effective strategy once and for all.
So many times we place our trust in a wrong source (fad diets) or might fail to really pay attention to the details which contribute to progress. So find the real cause of the setback and take the initiative to finally change the same old safe, familiar and even comfortable behavior pattern which keeps setting you back. Seek a professional in the field if necessary. It’s OK to ask for help. Just don’t forget to look at all the right things you have done and do what works for you (as long as its healthy).
Tomorrow I’ll discuss the premise of “letting go” and the ways it can keep us stuck.