Can Cheating Be Good for Weight Loss Motivation?

One of the reasons so many weight loss plans fail is the lose of motivation. This rule applies not only to losing weight, but to any other activity that requires self-discipline in order to be successful.

How Hard Is It To Keep The Weight Loss Motivation Alive?

This is very hard, and if you choose to do it the tough way, it can be almost impossible. This is perhaps an attribute of the human race: every now and then we need to break free and disobey every possible rule and standard of life we’ve been setting to ourselves. There was even a saying that principles are made for being broken: at least in my case, it proved to work like that. I had some major turning points in life when I just broke up with the past and with the “me” I thought I was, and started over, fresh and new, thus more creative and vivid than ever.

This is the paradox: you can keep your motivation for getting rid of those extra pounds, no matter how many they are, by breaking the rules from time to time, while following a weight loss system which has been proven to fit you, your lifestyle and personality best. Women especially, because they are more prone to cravings when they are on their period. Many “weight losers” think that a little bit of cheating doesn’t spoil an entire fitness diet. They are right, provided that it’s only a little and not a lot of cheating:

When I’m on my period I have a hard time eating good, but I stick to it for the most part. I cheat a little, but nothing more than a chocolate bar or two.

This is a quote from Kristi Brauch’s online diary. Kristi is a wife and a mom (and a great photographer) who took a decision that her family needs healthy nutrition, so they were constantly losing weight over the past 10 months, due to switching to healthier eating habits. Her insight after the “junk food week” brings us back to today’s topic: keeping motivation during long-term weight loss programs. This is her conclusion after breaking the rules and eating whatever she felt for that week:

I think it’s good to have a junk week from time to time so you can remember how horrible and icky all that stuff is.

So, every now and then, dare to ignore a rule or two, and go fool around. Then you’ll see which way made you feel better and your dietary decisions would be easier to take.
Remember that the beauty is in the eyes of the viewer and not in the beautiful thing itself.
Your weight loss plan would suddenly become a blessing and not a curse.