THE DIET FAILURE MYTH
THE DIET FAILURE MYTH What if you didn't fail the diet? What if the diet failed YOU? Millions of people know the routine. Start a new diet. Cut calories dramatically. Eliminate certain foods. Lose some weight. Get hungry. Get tired of the restrictions. Slowly return to normal eating. Regain some—or all—of the weight. Then blame yourself. “I didn't have enough discipline.” “I have no willpower.” “I failed again.” But maybe we're looking at this backward. The problem may not be that millions of people are incapable of following diets. The problem may be that many diets were never designed to become permanent lifestyles. LOSING WEIGHT AND MAINTAINING WEIGHT ARE TWO DIFFERENT CHALLENGES Almost anyone can dramatically change their eating habits for a short period. You can eliminate bread for 30 days. You can live on salads for six weeks. You can count every calorie. You can avoid restaurants. You can skip dessert. You can follow an extremely restrictive eating plan long enough...