Things That Can Sabotage Your Weight Loss Pt.3 (final)

8. Medications you take.
It's worth a check with your doctor if you don't know whether weight gain is a side effect of a medicine you're on. Psychiatric medications to treat bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression, along with heart medications like beta blockers, commonly cause weight gain. While treating the primary condition is most important, says Kahan, you may be able to find a substitute without the side effect.


9. Your family and friends.
This can manifest in many ways. Maybe it's too heartbreaking to turn down grandma when she insists you have a second helping of her double-fried chicken. Or the rest of the family isn't on a diet, meaning some junk foods linger to tempt you. Perhaps your nights out with friends always revolve around food-and-drink binges. No wonder a 2007 report in the New England Journal of Medicine found that one's chance of becoming obese increase by 57 percent if a close friend becomes obese. Yep!


10. Yourself. Don't be overly restrictive.
"If you set too many limits on yourself, you get bored and resentful. And that mentality will hinder your weight loss," says Tanner-Blasiar. Aim for slow and steady and don't obsess over the scale. You didn't gain the weight over the course of a couple weeks; likewise, it'll take more than that to lose it. This is another reason I REQUIRE you to keep a tape measure instead of using a weight scale. The tape is way more accurate to exactly what and where your results are.


Above all, remember: "You can't be perfect, not in your relationships, in your job, in your life—certainly not in your weight-loss attempts," says Kahan. "There's nothing wrong with having a piece of cake on your birthday. There's nothing wrong with aiming for moderation."


No one should be expected to just drop whole food groups or every single craving completely out of their life. It’s about making a lifestyle change that you can live the rest of your life with. Like I always say, practice moderation and if that fails, you MUST then practice COMPENSATION. If you have that 2^nd piece of cake or 3^rd piece of pizza just be committed to compensating by exercising harder/longer.