Have you been dieting for weeks but feel as if you’re making very little progress?

Maybe your weight loss program is just not realistic!  Here are some unrealistic ideas that may be blocking your success.

Unrealistic Goals

If you are following a realistic, healthy eating plan, you will lose, on average, a pound a week.  You may lose more some weeks and less some weeks, but, over time, the average will be a pound a week.  That means around 4 pounds per month.  If you are expecting to lose 30 pounds in a month, you are being unrealistic and are going to be disappointed.

Unrealistic Plan

If you are following an extreme, restrictive diet, you are doomed to fail.  Even if you lose tons of weight, it will all come back and then some when you return to your regular eating patterns.  Why would you want to put yourself through all that misery and deprivation just to weigh less for a few days?

A realistic food plan has to be seen as a lifestyle change, not a quick fix.  In order to lose and maintain your desired weight,  you need to commit to eating a normal, healthy, balanced diet of real foods that you can follow for the rest of your life.  And by “real foods” I do not mean shakes, bars, or pills!

Unrealistic Self-Expectations

Are you perfect?  Do you never make mistakes?  Of course not!  But many people look at a diet slip-up as a reason – or maybe an excuse –  to drop the whole thing.  If you happen to make a bad eating choice now and then, forgive yourself and move on!  You will occasionally have a bad day.  Just don’t let it turn into a bad week, then a bad month, etc.  Acknowledge that you momentarily got off course then get right back on!

By letting go of unrealistic goals, plans, and expectations, you will be much more likely to have long term success with your weight loss program!

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