As much as we’d like to think that those who love us will be supportive of our efforts to lose weight, don’t be surprised by little acts of sabotage. Your loving husband who brings home ice cream for a surprise treat; your co-worker who makes sure you know she brought in doughnuts for everyone; these are all subtle ways of setting you up to fail. The reasons why people do this are varied. Maybe your husband has a weight problem himself and is threatened by your weight loss. Maybe your co-worker is jealous of any newfound attention you may be getting as you drop your pounds. Regardless of the reasons why, your loved ones don’t usually try to sabotage you with malicious intent. Half the time they’re probably unaware they’re even doing it. But for your sake, if you feel like someone is not being supportive of your weight loss efforts, speak up and let your feelings be known.
Losing weight is never easy and keeping it off is even more difficult. But once you make the commitment to yourself to get healthy, you’ll never regret it. And make no mistake; keeping excess weight off is a lifetime commitment. Diets are short-term fixes. That’s why they don’t work. Because no one can live their lives within the strict dietary guidelines that most popular diets require. If you truly want to get off the dieting roller coaster then just remember to be conscious of what you eat, why you eat, and how you eat. Add to that a regular routine of exercise and you will be well on your way to becoming the healthy and fit person you always wanted to be.