USATODAY.com - Weight loss has its downs and ups
USA Today has run their second in an ongoing Weight Loss Challenge series. The dieter complains about the ups and downs.
USATODAY.com - Weight loss has its downs and ups
But it has been a bumpy ride. Some weeks she loses; some weeks she doesn’t. The latter is discouraging.
“I really have worked my butt off and don’t eat when I go out with my friends. I’ve been perfect to the T. I don’t know what else to do with myself except sit home and cry.”
On the weeks in which she does lose, she says, “I am really encouraged to keep on going, keep up my exercise and keep eating right.”
One thing I realized from the beginning is that this is part of the process. As long as I am sticking to the plan, I shouldn’t be overly excited by good news or depressed by bad. If I am not sticking to the process, I should get back on track.
People kill their diets by becoming too emotional about day to day fluctuations that don’t mean anything.