Why Do Diets Fail? Great Tips for Successful Dieting
When so many people know how to lose weight and they can even write a book about it and when there are so many diet options available, why do so few people actually succeed with diets? We’ve asked hundreds of people how is it they don’t get slimmer faster if they know all the latest dieting tips.
Here are a few common responses:
- “I don’t have time for a strict diet program and to cook all that special food.”
- “My will power isn’t strong enough to keep me on my diet.”
- “I hate sports and I love carbs.”
- “Between work and taking care of my kids, I’m just not able to follow a strict diet program.”
- “My weight problem is genetic; I just can’t lose those extra 10 pounds.”
- “I hardly eat and I still can’t lose this extra weight.”
- “I can’t get skinny fast or even slowly.”
Common to all of these statements is the fact that they are all just thoughts. What’s more, they are all limiting thoughts that prevent people from following a diet and achieving their weight loss goals. Despite having opposite intentions, thoughts as “I don’t have time” or “I don’t have strong enough will power” cause you to stop your diet.
Which of the following diets have you tried? Atkins diet? Low Fat diet? Cabbage Soup diet? South Beach diet? Did you lose weight? Did you stay slim, or did it all come back after a while?
Changing your diet (what you eat daily) is not enough. In order to keep your desired weight you must change your thinking and accordingly your eating habits! By fighting what you eat – it can’t last! You must love your new way of life in order for it to continue!
Healthy, productive thoughts motivate us into action. Stressful thoughts (i.e. “I have to stop eating and start exercising”) lead us to non-action, leaving us just as we were before with no considerable change and without the results we desire.
What if there was a practical way for you to achieve weight loss without having negative thoughts? What if you could get out of the diet “war zone” forever and maintain your ideal weight without being at constant battle with yourself? Wouldn’t this be better than what you’ve experienced in the past? We’re betting that you’re answer is an immediate and emphatic “Yes!”
So here are some great weight loss tips:
- Get rid of all the clothes that don’t fit you right now or make you look unattractive. Get dressed like a model everyday no matter what your weight is at the moment. By looking good now, your subconscious will raise your self-esteem and help you keep your diet. Maybe it sounds “unusual”, but only after you try it you’ll understand that it really does work! Try to imagine it now. Every time you open your closet you have great clothes to wear (go get a new outfit that looks great on you now too!)
- Take out one gorgeous pair of pants that is one or two sizes smaller than what your current size is. Hang it where you can see it on a daily basis and PROMISE yourself that you are going to wear it soon! Be happy about it! Be excited about that!
- Find a photo of yourself where you are happy about the way you look (thinner, happier, etc.) Make at least 5 copies of that photo and hang it up all over your house and office. Remind your subconscious the way you want to look!
- Make the new supporting thoughts that are listed below a part of your internal dialogue and life from now on:
“Whenever I walk around the house I lose weight.”
“Every time I look at the mirror I see how good looking I am.”
“Each apple I eat makes me thinner.”
“I lose weight even when I am asleep.”
“I enjoy keeping my diet.”
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Gratefully yours,
Nehama Sever and Adi Shaviv
Authors of the book “Why Am I Not Thin Yet?”
Founders of “Gold Mind The Science of Prosperity”
International Self-Development Speakers and Mentors
