When you decide to go on a weight loss diet you expect to get help and support to do well. I have been dieting all my adult life and having finally succeeded this year I now know that most of the diet schemes and gurus are telling lies. I have listed the top four diet lies below.
Weight loss lie 1. You will not be hungry on this diet.
You so want to believe this when you start on a diet because you know you will be hungry. Common sense will tell you that because you are eating less you will get hungry? I have followed over 20 diets in the last 30 years and they are all wrong - you will be hungry on any diet. You will not be stuffing your stomach with food all day like you normally do so it means you will be hungry.
Weight loss lie 2. You do not need willpower on this diet.
Another way they phrase this is that you will find it easy to stick to. The strict dieting requires iron willpower and complete commitment. You are in a personal struggle for your bodies health. It will be quite difficult.
Weight loss lie 3. You can eat what you like and no one will know you are on a diet.
You most definitely cannot eat what you like. That is how you became overweight. You will not be eating all your favourite foods while you are on the diet. You will be eating things you are not used to and may not enjoy very much. But by doing this you will lose weight
Weight loss lie 4. You will find it easy to keep the weight off when you finish.
You will find it very difficult to keep the weight off and will have to plan your strategy for keeping slim at the end of your diet. It will not just happen.
I hope this dose of reality doesn’t make you too miserable about your diet. I hope you can see that this will help you not hinder you. I have done this and I know it is possible for you.
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