Why am I not losing weight, 40 biggest diet mistakes

culled from:tescohealthandwellbeing.com

40 Biggest Dieting Mistakes

1. Going on any diet that you can not adhere to for the rest of your life.
2. Believing you can eat cabbage soup every day for the rest of your life when beginning that diet!
3. Obsessing over counting calories.
4. Weighing in more than once a week.
5. Not drinking enough water.
6. Drinking sugar laden drinks such as soft drinks, flavoured coffees, fruity drinks...
7. Consuming processed foods more often than fresh foods.
8. Taking the benefits away from vegetables and fruits by overcooking them.
9. Having a negative, defeatist attitude.
10. Not having a plan.
11. Not being aware of the nutritional benefits or harm of what you consume.
12. Finishing every last bite even after you are full.
13. Going back for “seconds” at meals.
14. Eating at "all you can eat buffets" and getting your money's worth.
15. Skipping breakfast.
16. Starving all day, thinking it’s the only way to lose weight.
17. Binging after “falling off the wagon” and then waiting until "tomorrow" to get back on track.
18. Thinking you are genetically destined to be fat.
19. Not believing you have the ability to change.
20. Confusing "fat" as a personality trait.
21. Thinking you are unattractive.
22. Not living each day to the fullest. Thinking that will come “when you are thinner.”
23. Thinking pills, powders or potions are more powerful than they really are.
24. Thinking of exercise as a chore.
25. Not scheduling exercise as a vital part of the week.
26. Indulging in alcohol too often.
27. Observing sports rather than playing sports.
28. Watching television more than one hour a day.
29. Giving up and resigning to being "overweight"
30. Finishing the food off other's plates while doing the dishes.
31. Tasting and nibbling on food while cooking.
32. Baking biscuits, pies and cakes regulary.
33. Always having sweets in dishes for "guests,” but eating more of them yourself.
34. Buying unhealthy snack items "for the kids" but eating them yourself.
35. Not having vegetables and/or fruit with each meal.
36. Thinking “dieting”, not lifestyle change, will lead to lasting weight loss.
37. Not visualising yourself actually living that healthy lifestyle.
38. Eating refined foods instead of wholegrain; fatty meats instead of lean; full-fat dairy instead of reduced fat.
39. Consuming fast food on a regular basis.
40. Waiting for tomorrow to "get started" rather than RIGHT NOW!
41. If you see yourself in any of these mistakes then it is time to change. After all, what do you have to lose?!