Hey
Here are some things that can cause a person to stray from their plan:
- Too restrictive. If you are trying to eat too little, then you will get hungry. It is awfully hard to keep on going if you feel hungry all the time. Another way of being too restrictive is being faced with a lot of "No's," so that you can only eat from a small selection of foods. I once tried a "plan" where I mostly ate turkey breast and egg whites. I have never liked egg whites, and now I don't like turkey, either!
- Too difficult. If you do not like to cook, and you've chosen a plan where you have to cook all the time, things may not work well. You'll need to find a food program that will fit how you live. If you have a family and you're the chief cook, your food will need to fit with your family's foods--or really, vice versa.
- Expectations too high. If you are planning to lose 5 pounds in two weeks, and you don't, then it can be discouraging. It's better sometimes not to have a number in mind.
- Weighing too often. At your current weight, the scale can fluctuate, gosh, I would say maybe as much as 5 pounds in the course of a day for no particular reason. When the scale blips up, you can wrongly think you are failing.
- A hidden agenda. It may be that unconsciously you don't like the idea of having to stay on a plan "forever," and after two weeks you want off.
But at least you know that two weeks is a danger zone for you. If you can get past two weeks, you'll be on your way! So you can prepare for that to happen.
Good luck!
Jay