Stevie Wonder wrote a song called Pastime Paradise and it inspired one of our own to write this article and how weight loss is all about the “-ATION”.
Many people are not sure if they can really make the changes that need to be made to finally lose unwanted pounds and they spend a lot of time in contemplation! They often feel like they are on an island and don’t have the support they need. It feels like isolation.
In the past month, we have hit four of the TOP frustrations our clients routinely share that they have experienced before coming to The Lifetime Metabolic Program. Here are the first four:
If you haven’t read them all, please do it! And, while we know there are many more for sure, here’s #5:
We tend to believe that THIS would actually be THE #1 frustration associated with weight loss. People work and work. They go through the frustrations and challenges. They feel like poo for a number of weeks or months. And they invest hard earned money into that effort. They make good progress … and then … ever so slowly … that darn fat starts creeping back on. Ugh!
At this point in this short blog series we’ve hit on three of the TOP frustrations clients share that they have experienced before coming into The Lifetime Metabolic Program. Let’s move on to #4, but before we do here’s a reminder of the first three:
Now, here we go with #4
Have you ever paid attention to the first 3 letters of the word “DIET’?
D-I-E … That’s exactly what most weight loss approaches make you feel like you’re going to do! It’s also why most weight loss programs don’t work. Heck, it’s why you cheat on yourself (as referenced in Frustration #2). No human being can feel cruddy, lethargic and hungry very long before they cheat, quit, or fall off another diet wagon.
So far in this short blog series we’ve hit on two of the TOP frustrations clients share that they have experienced before coming into The Lifetime Metabolic Program. Before we dig into #3 here’s a reminder of those first 2 …
If you need to refresh yourself or want to read them for the first time to get caught up please do! We will be building on them here and the upcoming weeks. Now, on to Frustration #3 …
This topic is SOOOO frustrating, isn’t it? We SAY we want to do something … then we fail to keep our word. It’s our word to OURSELF! Most people fighting weight challenges KNOW they need to shuck some poundage. They secretly try … but many fail over and over.
SELF discipline is tough. Repeated failure despite good intentions creates frustrations. One quote that seems to tie into this common occurrence says this:
