The Inside Out Approach
If you have dieted for years, you probably know the motivation you feel when you first start out. Your weight loss goal is clear. You are determined to achieve it, and nothing is going to stop you!
For the first few weeks, you stick to your plan - and your weight loss is exciting! You even feel that this time, your weight loss will be permanent, and you are absolutely determined that you will reach your goal - nothing is going to stop you.
But, as time goes on, your weight loss slows down and you may even gain a bit of weight. And sadly, you don't feel quite as motivated as before. Old habit patterns start to slip in here and there, and your calorie intake begins to increase bit by bit. That may then be the point you then begin to think "well that's it, I've ruined it now," and the diet is blown out of the water.
The problem with many weight loss programs and dieting clubs, is not that their plans don't work, but rather that most people aren't willing to work the plans over an extended period of time.
