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Day 24 - Beck Diet Solution, Deal With Discouragement


When we first start our weight loss plans, it’s normal to be riding high and have lots of motivation; it’s also normal for that initial boost of motivation to dwindle, giving way to discouragement.  Discouraging thoughts of “I’ll never be able to keep this up,” “I don’t want to do this anymore,” “This is too hard,” etc. may begin to creep in.

When we think that our weight loss plans are so hard that they aren’t worth it anymore, BDS has some ways to fight back.  It’s often easier to think of the tough times than the good.  Add up the total minutes/hours that you were having a hard time sticking to your plan out of the total 164 hours of the past week.  Many BDS clients found they had only struggled between 20 minutes and a few hours over the whole week and during the rest of the hours they hadn’t even thought about their plans.

Also, anyone who has ever faced a long-term goal knows all about discouragement.  Just because we hit a few rough patches, that’s no reason to give up.  Read your Advantages Response Card more often – this is also a good time to revise it and add advantages you hadn’t thought of before.  Also don’t think too far ahead.  Don’t think about how long you’re going to be on this weight loss plan.  Just think about what you can do to succeed today.
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