Expecting Success

Have you ever felt like you must do everything exactly right or be doomed to failure?

Have you ever worried that your attempt to lose weight "this time" would end up being like all the rest of the times you've tried to lose weight and couldn't stick to it?

This line of thought stems from fear and it is more destructive than you can imagine.

Why? Because the more you fear or worry about something, the more you are likely to act in ways that perpetuate it. For example, if you fear that one wrong move will ruin your diet completely, what do you think will happen if you do slip up and eat a food that is not on your plan? Most likely you'll conclude that you have failed and throw in the towel.

Be honest, has this kind of thing ever happened to you?

"I had a piece of pie so I've ruined my diet and might as well stop now." 

Underlying this overall fear of failure is the belief that you will fail no matter how hard you try to succeed.

Don't allow fear-based thinking to destroy your attempts to create a better life. Begin today by expecting success with your healthy habits and everything else you want in life.

Learn to see minor slip-ups as learning experiences. Analyze them and understand why they happened, and come up with ways to prevent them from happening again. Develop a better awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses, and strive to improve in all areas - not from an unrealistic expectation of perfection, but from a desire to do the very best you can in everything you do.

Make no mistake about this; weight loss is a journey with detours and side roads and sometimes u-turns. That doesn't mean you can't get to your destination!

Start each day with a positive expectation of success. Believe you are already successful, and you are becoming more successful every day. Just like fearing failure makes it more likely to happen, expecting success make it much more likely to happen. You just have to choose which one you will give most of your focus to.

please note that this site is designed for entertainment and information purposes only and does not offer medical advice. you should seek the opinion of your doctor, or medical professional, before starting a diet, or any exercise program. medical knowledge can change rapidly and the information on this site can become out of date so it is important to seek qualified professional advice when undertaking any health program.