This next step of recovering from setbacks and motivating yourself involves “letting go” and not stepping into more gloom and doom when you make a dieting mistake. Sometimes our human mistakes literally hold us in a real negative way of thinking which can keep us from finding the more positive healthy habit of learning from mistakes which I discussed the other day. And sometimes letting go is not merely letting go of the mistake, it also means letting go of your way of doing things which you may think really works for you.
No matter what, avoid intense "controlling thinking" when you blow it. All it does is make you feel worse about yourself and literally drains you of the needed energy to find the real solutions you need to work at your weight loss in a more positive way.
And as the saying goes, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results!” It really does come down to some deep problem solving and refection which contributes to success in weight loss. (Please review the link above which puts the whole issue of "letting go” in a much clearer perspective.) Get rid of the baggage and find the real solutions you are seeking to your challenges.
In a few days I'll show you how to take this step.
