Dieting is far too often approached from the mindset of
impending failure. Too many people have tried and failed so many diets in their
past that they try the next new diet with the absolute knowledge that they will
fail in this attempt as well. Guess what? They will.
Henry Ford once said, “If you think you can or think you
can’t you will always be right.” If you think you are going to fail at this
diet you are dooming yourself to failure before you even deprive yourself of
the first bite. Think about that before you begin because only a true masochist
could find pleasure in perpetuating this vicious cycle without ever stopping to
wonder why none of the other diets have worked for you. Henry Ford also said,
“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently”. In case
you were wondering I would say his words are quite profound. Seriously though,
if you do not examine the reasons for your failures you are certainly dooming
yourself to repeat them and if you are already planning to fail why on earth
would you even try?
You are the only person who can take control of your need to
eat. You are the only one who can pay attention and notice when you are eating
for emotional fulfillment and when you are eating from necessity. You and you
alone can get yourself out of your chair and on your feet. You are the only one
that can take the responsibility for the condition in which you find yourself.
There are medical exceptions but even in these situations if you are trying
diet after diet and failing over and over again then you must at some point in
time realize that it is quite likely not the diets that aren’t working.
We must all be accountable for our successes and failures in
life. It is no different when it comes to dieting. There are few better
feelings in the world than for someone to notice and compliment your efforts.
If you are very obese unfortunately, it may take a little more time for people
to actually notice the weight you’ve lost. Too many men and women give up
simply because no one noticed and that is an incredible shame. Give your
dieting practices an opportunity to work before you decide they are a failure
and you just might surprise yourself with a roaring success.
The truth is far too few people hold themselves accountable
to their dieting and weight loss goals. This means that far too many people are
giving up without really ever bothering to give it an effort. If you have an
issue holding yourself accountable to your dieting plans, perhaps you would do
well to diet with a partner. This helps you not only set goals but also to meet
and exceed challenges along the way. A partner can also benefit from the
partnership as he or she will be challenged and feel the need to perform better
than if he or she were dieting alone.
You must hold yourself accountable to your stated dieting
and weight loss goals in order to achieve any lasting results. If you have not
had dieting success in the past, then perhaps it is time to bring some degree
of accountability into the picture and make it happen.
