Diet Stumbling Blocks

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Diet Enemies That Lead to Fat-Loss Failure

Here are a few cute, but naughty foes that you will meet as you journey along The Old Diet Trail.

For most of us, when we aren't in dieting mode, these little buggers might be our best friends!

Meet Will - Diet Enemy #1

There’s one slice of coconut cream pie in the fridge with no one’s name on it.  You can’t have it; the entire world knows that you are on a diet now…  The 'secret' is out!

You deserve a reward, too. It took a lot out of you to whip up that pie for your honey, Slim.  Lucky Slim.  He can eat a cow and a cornfield without putting on one extra ounce. If you didn’t know better, you’d swear that his belt buckle is 100% spandex.  

That pie is good too; in fact, you make the best coconut cream pie in the world, even take the time to toast the coconut the Martha Stewart way.  You deserve at least one taste of that pie; that tip looks nice.  

You tell everyone at the dinner table that one tip of a slice of pie won’t damage your diet.  

You awake at two in the morning, discovering that you've innocently been sleep walking - sleep walking to your fridge, more pointedly to that coconut cream pie.  You hold an empty pie plate in your hand - the same pie plate where the best coconut cream pie in the world once rested.

Lack of Willpower Leads to Diet Failure; What You Can Do

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #1: Have you ever heard that if you reach out your hand to a snapping turtle and it latches onto your finger, that it won't release you until lightening strikes?

This is one of the major keys to dieting - remaining as steadfast as a wooden soldier! You MUST become a snapping turtle!  Don't allow anyone OR anything to make you let go of your diet plan until you reach your diet goals (i.e. lightening strike).  For more articles relating to Willpower, click here:  Willpower

Diet Enemies That Sabotage Diets

The following are a few cute, but naughty Diet Enemies that you will meet as you journey along The Old Diet Trail. For most of us, when we aren't in Diet Mode, these little buggers might be our best friends!

Meet Planwhat

Venturing out onto The Old Weight Loss Trail without a plan is a bit like Columbus sailing off to find The New World OR Dorothy sashaying to OZ with a goal in mind, but no plan to achieve such dream.  

Without a Diet Plan, you may OR may not find what you're looking for.  

Lack of Planning Makes for a Weak Weight Loss Plan; Our Tips

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #2:  Before you begin your diet, charter your path and charter it well!  Be prepared to face rough seas filled with sea monsters, and evil witches in need of red slippers - YOUR slippers.  

Remember: The reward is great!  A Diet Game Plan is a huge key to a successful diet. You may establish your Diet Game Plan by viewing here: Weight Loss Game Plan

Meet Nibbles

Nibbles is so cute, yet so disastrous to your diet.  When Nibbles pays you a visit, offer him a healthy tray to choose from.  

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #3:  

Keep sweets out of sight.  

Keep salty chips and cheese flavored objects out of sight.  Keep ice cream out of sight.  

Keep the SURPLUS lard, shortening and oils out of your kitchen (you will need a bit of oil at times to keep your diet healthy!).  

Keep fresh goodies on hand for Nibbles when he visits your diet.  AND HE WILL!

Meet Nod

It would take hours, perhaps days to count all the diets out on the street today!  So much advice, so little time.  With most weight loss programs there are promises of massive weight loss and trim body measurements.  

Generally, there are expensive exercise apparatuses to purchase that will take you to the Land of Slimdom. Then there are the special meals to buy and the magic pills to pop.  It’s maddening, isn’t it?  There IS a better way…

If you have tried dieting and failed, don’t despair.  

Cutting calories is only one way that an individual can lose weight.  That alone will create PERMANENT weight loss for as long as you stick with your diet plan AND your weight loss maintenance plan once you lose to your goal weight.  

Another way to lose weight is to get moving!  As long as you retain your current calorie intake, exercise alone will create PERMANENT weight loss - as long as you stick with your plan.

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #4: Shift your focus to a healthy level – your fitness level!  By making a few modifications in your normal routine you can be on your way to a healthier and fitter you.

In fact, with some of the changes that you incorporate you may discover that you’re actually trimming down while getting fit without cutting back on calorie-intake.

As you travel along the dusty Diet Trail, try skipping every now and then.  You may also want to jump some rope, run some trails and swim in some fun swimming holes. Make a bona fide effort to move about more.  Not only will you drop a few pounds, your body will begin to develop a stronger heart, stronger lungs and so forth!  The health rewards are immense.

Meet Butter

Butter - gift of Mother Nature OR Unfortunate Discovery of Mankind?  

Butter?  Oleo?  Margarine?  Basically, they are all the same.

Although dietary fat is something to be watched, without the appropriate amount of fat in the diet an imbalance can occur.  Because butter is basically a clump of fat, it's easy to get carried away before we know it.

It's a bit like salt.  First, we add the recommended amount.  

Over time, we develop a passion for that buttery flavor and so we begin adding more and more and more butter to our food until our innocent baked potato resembles a duck's beak. Over time, arteries can become clogged and oh no - it's just too scary to continue.

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #5:

You have a few choices in which you can combat this Diet Enemy.  

a) Begin cutting back on the amount of butter that you add to your food.  

b) Opt for the great tasting no calorie butter sprays that you store in your refrigerator.

Meet Sugar

Ahhh - Sugar is one sweet Diet Enemy!  We've all heard the horror stories relating to this Sweet foe: rotten teeth, hyperactivity, the root cause of diabetes.  

Facts: These accusations are all unproven myths at this point in time.  However, sugar is rather hefty calorie-wise, about 800 calories per cup.  

If you're adding sugar to your tea and coffee throughout the day, those 4 teaspoons can add up to a cup quite quickly. 

And if you're dieting, that would put you very close to your 1,200 daily minimum calorie requirement.

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #6:

Sweet Success!  Opt for the no calorie sweeteners.  If you don't like the taste, cut back on the amount of sugar that you use.

Meet Cal

It’s astonishing how slowly time flies when you’re trying to lose weight.

You may have begun your diet quest this morning, yet it seems years ago.  

It's NOT easy counting calories - counting everything that you eat!  You just want to ride off into the Wild Blue Yonder, and rush to your favorite powdered donut shop!

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #7:  

This Enemy requires a lot of positive action on your part. You must strategically plan out your meals so that you take in enough calories to:

a) Meet your minimum daily requirement and,

b) Eat enough to feel full and,

c) Ensure that nutritional values are met.

Think and plan your meals wisely.  If you go overboard, make it up with exercise.  But don't go too overboard or you'll be making it up with GUILT and that's a totally non-productive mode to become locked into.

Use a bit of mind games to help get you through your diet.  Think about all of the benefits of your diet - health, looks, etc.

Meet Niteowl

If you tend to like the night life, you must teach yourself the art of refusing night goodies. Unfortunately, it's virtually impossible to burn off those night time snacks. They tend to RUN straight to our hips to hide.

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #8:

Eat dinner before 6 PM if possible.  

If you enjoy watching TV, try to move about during the commercials.  Resist the buttery popcorn and munch on raw veggies instead.  NO - leave that Ranch Dressing alone!!!

Meet Salty Dog 

An overabundance of salt can make a body go from Goldfish to Flipper in a matter of hours.  

Those tight fitting jeans that you tugged on that morning suddenly are busting at the seams.  And all you seem to be doing is craving water for some reason.  

Hum. Could that be the salt?

As a note, an individual generally obtains enough salt in their diet without ever reaching for the shaker. Anything more should be considered extra sodium.

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #9:

Check out the Lite Salts at your local market.  If you like regular salt, begin slowly cutting back.  Soon you'll realize that by using too much salt, you've been missing something very special:  The taste of your food!  

This is one circumstance where individuals feel as if they are being punished by having to cut back.  But when realization strikes, delight settles in. They've actually GAINED something very special by er....licking the salt habit.

Meet Unsureness 

Can I do this?  Can I really lose weight?  I can't do this.  I've never done it before and kept the weight off.  No, I don't think that I can.  Oh, maybe I can.  Maybe I can tomorrow.  No, I need to stick to my diet AND WHERE ARE THE DARN DONUTS??????

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #10:

Believe in yourself!  Trust me - if you stick to your diet, you WILL lose weight.  You WILL achieve your diet dream.  

Come on! You can do this!  It's only for a short while anyway.  Even if you are 259 pounds overweight - it's only for a short while!  And then it's all done.  You'll have better health, regain confidence and be down-right proud of yourself!  And of course, you'll love me for helping you, right?  

Oh yes!  Know why?  Because I want you to do this - not for me BUT FOR YOU!  And you CAN.

Meet Party Animal 

Party.  Wild party.  Wild party with food.  Wild party with a lot of food.  Wild party with a lot of fattening food.  Wild party with a lot of fattening food that you are invited to.  Wild party with a lot of fattening food that you are invited to WHEN YOU ARE ON A DIET!!!!!!!!

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #11:

Go to the party. Think before you gulp anything down. Try to eat something healthy before you go.  Take something healthy with you that you can snack on should you need to do that.  Have fun!

Meet Potsy 

Are your bowels in a Diet Uproar?  Probably so.  All of the new greenery that you're infusing into yourself is just one thing responsible for your new Potty Woes.  And your tummy is used to be overloaded.  What's wrong?  Where's the food?  Why did it stop?

Your best diet defense for Diet Enemy #12:

Be patient and Potty Woes will er.....pass as your body adjusts to your new healthy diet.  In time, you'll feel so much better physically, too!

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