Weight Loss Motivators
Stop Focusing on Instant Gratification

Are you a dieter who expects instant weight loss? Change your mindset to focus on short-term goals and improve health. As a society, we've come to expect everything quickly. We get fast food, use microwaves to heat pre-made meals, use a remote control for the TV to save time and try to get a full workout in under 10 minutes.

We want instant gratification. We've come to expect everything we want and to get it quickly. The same is true for people losing weight. Dieters expect instant weight loss. The minute dieters can't have the foods they crave, they revert to childhood behavior and throw a mental temper tantrum. They want to avoid feeling deprived and expect instant gratification.

The unfortunate thing about losing weight is that it doesn't happen overnight. A successful dieter knows that it is the sum of their daily, weekly, monthly and yearly choices that make a break them.

Instant Gratification or False Promises
Fad diets may promise instant results are a dime a dozen. Such diets often include making temporary changes that may work in the short-term but are guaranteed to fail in the long term. Yes, you can lose weight on a fad diet. The problem with fad diets is that you will gain back the weight you lose and additional weight from switching back to normal eating habits.

Fad diets are full of false promises. They fill our need for instant gratification because they promise us instant weight loss. Instant weight loss, however, is not a reality. Healthy weight loss takes time and effort and is dependent on long-term eating habits and a lifelong commitment to exercise.

Notes from Webmaster:
This article hit home for me. At the time of developing this page, I was having some feelings that I was not progressing in losing weight. At my first weigh in, I counted a lose of 9 pounds! But this week I felt no difference in my cloths. But I knew that I had to be persistant to achieve my reward. Based on this article, I changed my prime goal to good health.