Why is decipline so hard?

Take weight loss as a journey and set small, attainable goals for yourself to meet. This is what will create the discipline you need. The goals could be simply writing down everything you eat, or adding an extra fruit or veggie to your meals. Make a goal to exercsie for so many miniuites today. Realize that making small changes over a long period of time is more effective than big changes all at once. Big changes all at once sets us up to fail, while small changes over a period of time sets you up for a routine.

I have found that if I say I am on a Diet it makes it harder for me to follow, I started to tell myself that it is a life choice which means I choose everyday to stay on track. I don't always give in to my weakness, but when I do I just get back on track the next day. Small goals are great also. I love chocolate and could eat and entire lb. a day so to control that carving I freeze it in small bits. That way it takes longer to eat and I have found after the first piece i am satified. I started this journey August of 2010, I have only lost 21 lbs. but I am keeping it off and now I don't feel bad about myself. I hope this helps a little. Just remember everyone has choices and that is my biggest, choose to do it everyday.

I feel its just the human condition. Previously it was hard to get our hands on food so if you wanted to eat, you'd have to work for it. These days, food is everywhere and it really isn't in our capacity to say no to food all the time. Its just the way we were made.

I find what works for me is to create a motivating factor for weight loss and remind yourself of it everyday. It has to be something deep like keeping yourself alive to see your great grandchildren or something like that. It certainly helps for me as I always ask myself if that extra bite is working towards that goal. It can be tedious what my self-discipline is also quite weak.

Cheers.

Ryan Parker
Zdiets.net - Lost 170lbs - Hypertension GONE! - High Cholesterol GONE! - Pre-Diabetes GONE!

i pre-log all my foods the night before. i usually go over by some calories, but its not big deal since i usually know that i'm going to be taking a few things off.

btw, i hope you calorie goal is a reasonable number, to lose 1lb per week. if its more then that, it can be hard for you. also, remember that you want to come as close as possible to that number. plus or minus 100 calories is not that big of a deal.

Hi, sorry as a grammar person I am, and intending to be writer one day, I need to let you know that there is no such word as dicipline, but DiScipline with S. At first I thought it was a typo, but when I read the whole thing I've noticed the lack of "s" on all the words. I just don't want people to think this is a lesson, I just wouldn't like you to think you spellt the word right, and then doing the same mistake time and time again.

So as to answer your question, below there is a sentence from Wikipedia, which helps explaining my point.

In its original sense, discipline is referred to systematic instruction given to disciples to train them as students in a craft or trade, or to follow a particular code of conduct or "order". Often, the phrase "to discipline" carries a negative connotation. This is because enforcement of order – that is, ensuring instructions are carried out – is often regulated through punishment. Discipline is also believed to be one of the main pillars of our modern life.

To be honest, I'm a very chaotic person myself, very undisciplined in the sense that I can never get myself to follow a routine, unless it's a naughty routine (a chocolate a day, lol). But straight to the point:

Basically, hardly anyone in the world cares if you're eating unhealthy and what you are doing to your own body, because after all they all thing "thanks god it's not me" and they all have their own body concerns, anyway, only if they need to show a pic of their family or taking them to places is when they wish their parents, their children or their other halves looked fit and healthy. So in this world, you ought to stick to your own rules to get fit, because no-one will punish you for it, unless you go to a hospital where people get paid for it. But what you need is determination to do so.

I would not even give MrsNoir a nine. Spelling errors, run-on sentences and speculative advice. Guess there are no glass houses in MrsNoir's world.