Learning Self-Accountability with Weight Loss

Yesterday I discussed accountability and finding support while losing weight. Today I want to elaborate on the importance of learning self-accountability.

Accountability is probably one of the biggest reasons why dieters fail while trying to lose weight. If you only have yourself to answer to each week where's the positive stress to keep you on track?  Yet, many people still insist they can lose weight on their own. Remember 95% of dieters fail. (Just so you know it took me literally years to lose 30 pounds and keep it off, and yes, I actually did it by myself.)

All too many times I've had a person say, "Well I'm following the plan perfectly," yet it's very clear to me from the few pages of a food diary that the person is really not following the plan and this has to be kindly pointed out.

So how do you learn self accountability? You learn this first by knowing, really knowing specifically, what plan you are following. Many people just think they are following a plan and actually are only following it in the mind. The food diary (I suggest using ND's free Pantry) should match your plan up with what you have actually done. Are they the same? If you are attempting to lose weight by yourself and truly want results it is imperative you be brutally honest with yourself and track it by using a food diary.