Hi everyone this is Monica Reinagal and you're listening to the nutrition

divas quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous and today Ben

Greenfield of the Get- Fit Guy podcast

joins me to continue a discussion we started earlier this week on his show. Earlier this week I made a guest appearance on Ben Greenfield's Get Fit Guy

podcast. Ben and I were exploring some of the most common reasons that people

fall off their diet and exercise plans. All too often we found people actually

sabotage their own success. It was such a great conversation. I invited Ben to be my

guest on today's show so that we could continue the conversation

with you and you can check out part one of our discussion on reasons one through five

of why dieters crash and burn if you missed it You'll find it at get fit guy dot quick and

dirty tips.com. Whether you're trying to lose weight, get back in shape, or

simply maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle, you'll want to watch out for the following things

that often cause people to give up on their diet and their fitness regiments before they've achieved

their goals. Reason number six is unrealistic expectations. Getting in shape

takes time, although Ben can probably help you do it faster than anyone.

And losing weight doesn't happen overnight either.

You can't reasonably expect a week's worth of diligence to erase a year,

or a decade's, worth of neglect.

And no matter how strict you are about your diet and exercise, it's also unrealistic to expect that you'll steadily lose weight week after week.

Whether you're trying to lose a significant amount of weight or to gain a significant amount of weight or

amount of strength or speed,

your progress will probably come in fits and starts.

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