Flexible dieting for weight loss success

Google searches like 'fastest way to lose belly fat', or 'rapid weight loss', or 'best fat burner', and 'best diet to lose weight' are an advertisers dream and there's a reason why they pay so much for them.

'Quick-fixes', particularly in regards to weight loss and exercises have become monstrously popular in the social media age.

But, at what cost to your long-term success?

If there's one thing that I've learnt through the years of helping people reach their health and fitness goals, it's that everyone has one thing in common.

And that is that everybody wants to look good naked.

No matter what your personal view of somebody is, we all have our own self-image and that usually involves not like an aspect of our own body.

Take the search for a 'quick-fix' and add in the never-ending pursuit to look good naked and you have the perfect combination for long-term failure.

It's very common to see people trying to lose weight whilst sticking to an unbreakable set of dieting rules.

Granted, it's important to follow a plan with established guidelines but it's vital to understand that ...

Successful dieting does not go hand in hand with being a perfect dieter.

Rigid dieting for most people is no fun whatsoever.

In fact, dieting in such a way that it goes against your personal preferences is likely to hinder rather than help you achieve your long-term goals.

Being fixated on what you eat 24/7 with no flexibility can lead to feelings of anxiety, guilt, shame and obsessive behaviour.

Chances are your last diet failed because:

You adopted a diet you didn't enjoy ... You felt restricted and missed eating your favourite foods.

You overreacted when you 'fell off the wagon' ... You 'gave in' and went off your diet, got mad and told yourself that you had failed.

You didn't adopt sustainable behaviours ... You went for the 'quick fix' but quickly found out that it doesn't exist without long-term behavioural change.

Does that sound familiar?

You're not alone.

Rigid dieting is not setting you up for success.

There is a better way to diet

We know that if you set up a diet that you can't maintain, it doesn't matter how you do in the short-term, you won't keep the weight off and will likely regain it when you abandon the rigid diet.