Why Do I Keep Falling Off the Cart.

Are you a person that has tried everything and anything to lose weight, keep healthy and get into shape but never sticks with it? Well I've compiled a list of reasons why you have done and will continue to keep on doing what you have done unless you address some of these factors.

Another common factor in why people fail to plan and execute health creation plans effectively and for the long term is they get all caught up in what the right type of carbs to eat are or which exercises should I be doing? Instead of worrying about the bigger issues such as the ones below. You would be well served to start looking at the bigger picture than trivial little details that in reality will change all the time anyway. Look at the following 7 reasons and see why you may be failing to adhere to a long term health creation exercise regime.

1. NO MINDSET CHANGE: you may have set a goal, but you didn't put it on or near the top of your priorities list. For example, your goal is six pack abs, but drinking beer and eating fast food on the weekend is higher on your priorities list than having a flat stomach.
2. NO SUPPORT SYSTEM: you tried to go at it alone; no training partners, family, spouse, friends, mentors or coaches to turn to for information and emotional support when the going gets tough.
3. NO PERSISTENCE: you were only thinking short term and had unrealistic expectations. You expected 10 kilos a month or 5 kilos a week or 3 kilos a week, so the first week you lost "only" 1 kilo or hit a plateau so you gave up.
4. NO PLANNING: you winged it. You walked into the gym without having a workout in hand, on paper, you didn't plan your workouts into your weekly schedule; you didn't have a menu on paper, you didn't make time (so instead you made excuses, like "I'm too busy")
5. NO ACCOUNTABILITY - you didn't keep score for your own accountability - with a progress chart, weight record, measurements, food journal, training journal, and you didn't set up external accountability (ie, report to someone else or show your results to someone else)
6. NO BALANCE: your diet or training program was too extreme. You went the all or nothing, "I want it now" route instead of the moderate, slow-and-steady wins the race route.
7. NO PERSONALIZATION: your nutrition or training program was the wrong one for you. It might have worked for someone else, but it didn't suit your schedule, personality, lifestyle, situation or body type.

If these are the reasons why you aren't succeeding in losing kilos or getting healthier then get some focus, prioritise your health and think long term and see what difference it makes.