By April Marasco
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22 Mar, 2024
In the journey toward optimal health and wellness, setbacks are not roadblocks but rather detours on the path to weight loss success. Diet plans for weight loss (like the Ideal Protein Program) provide us with invaluable lessons and opportunities for growth. Whether it's hormonal weight gain, menopause, blood sugar imbalances, a lapse in our exercise routine, a slip in our dietary habits, or unexpected health challenges, on the road to weight loss success setbacks are inevitable. However, it's how we respond to these setbacks that truly defines our progress. Imagine working with a work weight loss coach, professional nutritionist or weight loss doctor to implement a specific weight management program at a local weight loss clinic where you get to work on behaviour change for sustainable weight loss (or virtual weight loss coaching!) and do an enjoyable weight loss program with a coach. In this blog post, we delve into the art of crafting a strategic comeback plan, empowering you to navigate setbacks with resilience, grace, and determination on your quest for a healthier, happier life. When it comes to losing weight safely and quickly, setbacks can feel particularly disheartening. Whether it's hitting a plateau, succumbing to temptation, or facing unexpected obstacles, weight loss setbacks can derail progress and leave us feeling frustrated and defeated. Blood sugar and hormonal imbalances (and more!) may affect weight gain, mood and appetite that have absolutely nothing to do with willpower! Our weight loss coaches often get questions about how to achieve weight loss in menopause, diabetic weight loss programs, and if our program will address these hormonal weight gains. The quick answer is YES! Our keto weight loss program will generally work on your menopause weight gain, PCOS weight gain, Diabetes weight management, blood sugar management, and more! However, it's essential to recognize that setbacks are a natural part of the process and do not define our ultimate success on the path to successful weight reduction. By adopting a strategic approach to overcoming setbacks and receiving weight loss coaching that works long term, we can regain momentum, refocus our efforts, and ultimately achieve our weight loss goals. In the following sections, we'll explore actionable strategies to bounce back from weight loss setbacks, empowering you to stay committed to your health and wellness journey. If you… Have regained some weight: Plan ahead for this possibility. You might want to decide, with the guidance of your weight loss coach, what your “take action” weight will be and the steps you’ll take if you hit that number on your scale. Try reducing your carbs for a select period of time to see if that helps curb the sugar addiction. Maybe a Tune-up–returning to Phase 1 of the Ideal Protein Protocol – will do the trick. Above all, don’t be hard on yourself; weight gain is ordinary and common—but not permanent. Are returning to old eating patterns: This might happen for a few reasons. Stress and life events may have taken top priority but refocusing on how good you feel when taking care of yourself! For instance, you haven’t been using your IP app or Daily Planner & Journal every day. Has sugar addiction crept back in? Or you’re less careful about checking labels and adhering to your Macro Code. Maybe you’ve ventured too often into the Poor Value food category. Go through your food-related handouts for Phase 3 to refresh y our knowledge of label claims, Ideal Value meals, using your Macro Code, and so on. At our weight loss clinic, you can always book random check in’s with your Ideal Protein coach when you feel life circumstances have changed so a coach can help you identify challenges and create a custom plan with strategies to navigate your new lifestyle. Find your motivation has stalled: Pretend you’re the Ideal Protein weight loss coach - remind yourself of what you’ve gained as you’ve lost: more stamina, less stress, greater confidence, better sleep, behaviour change, etc. Then revisit your goals. Even if you updated them when you entered Maintenance, it’s possible one or two weren’t quite right, or no longer resonate for you, so revise as necessary. Visualize yourself at a healthy weight, imagine what it will feel like , what outfits you will wear and what kinds of foods you will be eating once you’re there. Find your old, favorite outfit that no longer fits you and put it out. Leave it out as a reminder to keep you going to be able to wear it once again. Imagine it fitting perfectly and what you will be feeling in that moment. Our fat loss coaches love to remind that, to successfully maintain weight loss, choose intrinsic, or personally meaningful, goals that aren’t based on physical appearance. Go back up and read our 5 tips to tackle a weight loss OR weight management setback!