How to be successful at weight loss
People who are MOST successful at losing weight (or achieving any goal in life) are those who find an equal balance between self-compassion and self-discipline.
Here’s what I mean —
If you approach your goals with a “tough love” attitude all the time, where you’re constantly beating yourself up for every little mistake you make, chances are you might achieve your goals… But you probably won’t enjoy the process. Which means your results won’t be sustainable long-term.
On the other hand, if you approach your goals with too much compassion and without ANY self-discipline, where you’re constantly forgiving the excuses that prevent you from taking action towards your goals, you’ll never gain enough momentum to see results.
You’re either SO hard on yourself that you feel miserable trying to be “perfect,” or you cut yourself so much slack that you’re not taking enough action to see real results.
Both suck.
The key to reaching ANY goal (including weight loss) is to find a delicate balance between self-compassion and self-discipline.
This might look something like forgiving yourself when you “fall off the bandwagon”…
And it might mean calling yourself out when you’re using BS excuses instead of taking action.
Here’s the craziest part — The more self-compassion you have to forgive yourself and LEARN from your struggles, the easier it is to hold yourself accountable and find that self-discipline when faced with excuses.
If you’re struggling to lose weight, think about this…
Is your “scale” tipping more towards one side than the other? Are you giving yourself too much self-compassion or are you being too rigid and disciplined?
How can you better balance your attitude and effort to help you succeed?
