Willpower & Weight Loss
Where There's a Willpower
There's a Weigh

Written by Diet Bites

How to strengthen your willpower and control the urge to overeat.

It all began with those first godless 10 pounds, then Jan's weight seemed to soar upwards from there.

She thought, "It's a measly 10 pounds, nothing I can't get rid of fast. Besides, EVERYONE needs to lose 10 pounds. Another dip of caramel praline ice cream, please."

And the Pounds Continued to Climb

Ten pounds later she was telling herself, "No one will notice my 20-pound weight gain in this new vest. Hum, perhaps I should pick up a few more while I'm here. Those moo moos also look nice."

Jan was now locked inside the 'Bonanza-Syndrome', a land with many leather vests and few secret admirers. During this phase she hired a personal cook named Hopsing to-to...well to cook and clean for her.

Two months suddenly flew by and after a naughty evening of Beef Wellington and New York cheesecake drizzled with chocolate fudge sauce, Jan decided it was time to dust off the bathroom scales and hop on.

After weighing she was hit with a fierce desire to dig out grand pappy's old shotgun to blow those lying scales away.

She thought, "How dare they say I've gained 10 pounds!"

She pondered her situation for a nanosecond before concluding, "Bath scales are unreliable. They can be off up to 27 pounds. Next time I'm at Supermart I'll pick up a new scale. Until then, where did I put my hot apple pie?"

Even though Jan was padded with 30 extra pounds (give or take a few pounds) she was still in denial. It was at this point that she attended her High School reunion.

When ex-cheerleader Sybil Slingfling saw Jan, her eyes widened then immediately narrowed. Then she oozed out, "Darling, you look fab! So, ur um... healthy."

Jan instantly relaxed, glad that she'd purchased that $50 spring-form girdle. It was worth every penny. It had certainly worked in impressing Sybil.

Then Jan went on to admire Sybil's size two, white beaded evening gown as she lifted a wafer full of guacamole dip to her perfect lips.

Jan thought, "The woman eats like a pig going to market yet I touch one olive and blow up like stovetop popcorn. It's so unfair." With effort, her hands were able to remain by her side as she searched the table for unstuffed celery and discarded parsley.

Rather than inspiring Jan, the party fueled her into a state of depression over the size of her body - her weight in particular.

She made a personal vow to trot to Supermart first thing come morning and buy that new scale. Thirty pounds was nothing. "A cinch to lose," she thought.

Upon returning home and weighing on the new scale she discovered that - yes indeed, the old scale was definitely off.

Unfortunately, by 10 pounds and not in her favor. Jan was so upset that only the bag of extra-butter popcorn was able to calm her down. It took her a good ten minutes to locate her can of diet soda during the cool-down.  

Weight Gain Can Get Out of Hand

As she sat on the love seat that was embossed with two colorful flamingos, Jan tried to refocus.

There were now 40 pounds that would need to be chiseled off.

However, she could do this. She'd start tomorrow and spend the rest of today eating as she pleased. It was to be her last feast for a long while.

Jan purchased weight equipment, joined a health club, engaged in gut-busting exercise, bought light cookbooks and set everyone around her on the road to 'Fat Freedom'. If Jan were doing this, then by golly, everyone else would too!

It wasn't easy but payoff was nigh…

Sticking to Your Healthy Diet Equals Weight Loss Success

Joy! Jan lost 30 needless, unwanted, nasty pounds and just in time for summer too! She was back to the comfy vest stage. Bonanza never looked so good.

She asked her best friend, Sea Query, to accompany her on a much-needed shopping spree. That planned Bahamas vacation scheduled for next week and was screaming for a new swimsuit.

She was inundated by questions from Sea who was currently in need of dropping a good 60 pounds. She wanted to know how Jan had done it - how she'd dropped those pounds so swiftly.

Thrilled about her sleekness in the black low-cut swimsuit, Jan shared with Sea and offered kind words of support and encouragement. Later at the Mexican restaurant that Sea insisted on eating at, Jan weakened and allowed her friend to persuade her into trying the sour cream and cheese enchiladas with extra queso.

Sea raved, "They are to die for!"

Jan thought, "Well, heck yeah! A meal to celebrate my weight loss success! It's the least I deserve."

The Bahamas were grand - especially the food. Since Jan was on vacation she decided to let her hair down and enjoy. Glut, even.

During the adventure she thought, "It's worth it! I'll get back on track when I return home." And as she glanced in the full-length mirror of the hotel room she thought, "I sure look good in this black swimsuit! Sleek like a little seal!"

Weight Gain Returns When We Re-invite Unhealthy Foods Back Into Our Diet & Consume Too Many Calories

Three months later, she relived some fond memories by slipping into that sleek black swimsuit. For some reason, its fit had changed - the little seal had fattened up for the onslaught of winter. Viewing the front of the swimsuit, it looked as if Jan had swallowed a beach ball; from the back, butt floss.

It was at that moment that Jan realized that even though she had returned from the Bahamas she was still on an eating vacation. But it didn't make sense to weigh or diet right now, not when the Christmas holidays were right around the corner.

Procrastination of Dieting

December 31st Jan made the same New Year's resolution that she had made for the last 10 years; to lose weight.

January 1st she drug yourself into the bathroom and pushed herself on the scales. Her heart sank.

Not only had she gained back the 30 pounds that she'd suffered to lose, she'd also added an extra 40.

Jan spent the remainder of the month in denial, poised in front of the television watching weight gurus as they endlessly bounced, puffed and sweated before her in bright hues of spandex.

She focused on talk shows featuring prior overweight individuals with inspiring stories of how they scraped it off. By the end of the day she felt as if she'd personally climbed Mount Everest.

Time Wasted Not Dieting

As Valentine's Day hit Jan decided it wasn't worth punishing herself over the extra weight.

She succumbed to larger clothes, larger plates of food and ignored or tolerated insensitive comments from those around her.

She thought, "I am what I am and if they don't like it, then they can lump it."

With that thought she reached for the giant 2-pound, foiled-engulfed chocolate morsel. "Love me or leave me alone," she went on to chide, brushing those disturbing Diet Thoughts aside.

Two months later Jan was almost 100 pounds over her ideal weight.

That was according to the modern weight charts. Forget BMI, the new tool of the diet world.

When news of Sea's heart attack reached Jan, panic settled in.

During her appointment at the doctor's office Jan discovered her blood pressure was off the wall, her cholesterol was in turbulence mode, her joints were overburdened with her massiveness and her BMI was quickly approaching triple digits.

Jan had tried everything in her power to lose weight. She gave it 100%. She had done everything from liquid diets to cabbage soup. She'd failed -

Serious About Weight Loss OR Not?

* First of all, are you like Jan? Do you really want to lose weight?

* The key to your weight loss success lies in that single, simple question:

Do you really WANT to lose weight?

* If you've recently lost weight, do you want to keep it off? Do you seriously WANT to keep it off?

* If you answered yes to either question then save Diet Bites as one of your favorite spots.

Diet Bites is here to motivate and support your fitness goals. Stick with us! You CAN do this and we will show you how! Get the unwanted weight off NOW - once and for all!

You're a bit tired of always fretting over your weight, aren't you?  Then it's time to do something about it so you can concentrate on 'life'.  Life is too short to diet over and over again, only to find yourself locked in an endless circle.

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