I am trying to lose weight!

I have never posted before and after pics but I remember a couple of close relatives sabotaging my efforts every chance they could!

So I ask you,

Is someone in your life whether it be your spouse, your mother, or a friend secretly sabotaging your desire to lose weight and get fit? There are many reasons this may be happening, from fearing you'll change if your appearance changes to wanting to avoid facing their own weight issues or try this on for size, feelings of jealousy.

If you learn to recognize it when it's happening, you'll be much less likely to get sidetracked from your goal! When a coworker who knows you're dieting brings in home-baked cookies, politely (but firmly) say no. When your spouse tries to talk you out of exercising to go get a burger and fries instead, (this worked often for me, hard to let go of the double cheeseburgers)(yummy) offer to spend time with him or her after your workout, try doing something other than eating. When someone makes a derogatory remark about how they think you've changed since losing weight, just suck it up to envy rather than letting negative comments get you down! Bottom line is even if the changes you're making don't make everyone happy, give yourself permission to make them anyway! You're worth it!