New lifestyle habits are absolutely necessary, and first and foremost you need to change your mindset. Your mind is your most powerful ally, and you can change your life by holding a completely different perspective in regard to your weight loss goals. In short, stop stressing about the diet as it won’t help you lose the weight that you need to. Another problem you may need to overcome is setting yourself goals for the moment, not for life. A common goal that many people have is losing weight around summertime, or after Christmas, but you often find people again it back once that initial time period is over. This is because you make a temporary resolution, rather than a change in lifestyle when you set time restrictions. You need to form a habit of a lifetime.
One way you can do this is by being accountable to people and yourself. You should never compare yourself to other people, as this can do more serious damage to your wellness than good. However, being accountable to another person is a great motivational tool as letting other people down is harder to do than letting yourself down. You’ll also feel encouraged by the fact that someone cares whether you succeed or fail – it makes the difference between ‘trying’ and ‘doing’ – so take the plunge to take better steps towards weight control.