No More Diets

How can I stick to any weight loss program or diet long enough to see results?


Mmmh - this is the age old question because nearly all programs will work if you keep them going.

The trouble is that most of them are pretty tough to manage especially if you have any sort of social or family life!

If you live alone and never go out or have work commitments then you would probably manage much better but then no one would ever notice your new shape except you!

To increase your chances of success…

1. Choose the Right Program

Choose a weight loss program or diet which is going to be as easy as possible to fit into your current lifestyle and which offers some flexibility to cope with the type of situations you can’t avoid.

If you choose one with a meal plan - make sure you like the food. If you choose one with an exercise requirement make sure you’re not going to hate it within a week and that you have time to fit in the necessary workouts.

If possible choose one (like my own weight loss program) which has guidelines rather than rigid rules and meal plans.

2. Have the Right Attitude

Have an attitude that you are in this for the long haul - that you are not going on a diet but adopting a healthy lifestyle for the rest of your life.

That way you are less likely to choose a plan that you can’t keep up for two weeks never mind a few months.

What changes are you prepared to make to your diet and you activity levels that will help you lose weight and keep it off forever?

3. Work on Your Motivation

Make sure that your motivation is solid before you begin and keep working on it every day.

We are all highly motivated the first day of a new weight loss program or diet - it’s the day after and the day after that which count most and make the difference between success and failure.

Take my free weight loss motivation course if you need some help with this area .

4. Mental Rehearsal

Think about where you have gone wrong in the past and work out strategies to cope with those same situations when they occur again (which no doubt they will).

Imagine yourself dealing with each situation in a different way and keep repeating this mental picture until new ways of coping with this type of scenario are fixed in your mind.

When the situation occurs in real life you are then much more likely to behave in a way which supports your weight loss goals than you have in the past.