A friend once came up to me and complained that her diet just doesn’t work. She was frustrated and could not understand how the same diet could work for another friend but not for her. She was feeling hopeless and out of frustration, has gone back to her unhealthy eating habits.
Surprisingly, this scenario is not unusual and happens quite often. Let me tell you my take on this. For one, people have a tendency to follow what works with others. If a friend they know is doing a diet which they saw has worked for the friend, there is a tendency to follow the friend’s diet without studying and analyzing why the diet works.
When I asked her why she thought it was not working, she said it was just impossible for her not to eat anything after 6pm. She gets off work by 5:30 pm, gets home around 6:30 pm and can only take dinner at the earliest at 7pm. She said she was aiming to eat dinner before leaving the office but this was just not happening.
The thing is, everyone wants a quick fix. There is a tendency to think that “what works for Anna, would work for me too.” However, this could not be farther from the truth.
Choosing a diet is equal to choosing a lifestyle. The diet that you choose must be in sync with your current lifestyle. We all know that every diet program has some requirements for it to succeed and it is very important that you check them out before you commit to the diet program.
For example, if a diet requires no food intake after 6pm everyday, ask yourself if you can manage this requirement. If yes, good for you. If not, move on and research for more diet programs that are more aligned to your habits and your lifestyle. For people who like to eat during the day, the Medifast diet program works wonderfully for them as they are still able to eat six times per day.
Needless to say, choosing a diet that does not match your lifestyle is bound to cause you frustration. A diet that does not suit your lifestyle will eventually fail. You need to be aware of this and you need to keep this in mind.
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