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It may surprise you to find that 36% of women are cheaters, when it comes to their diet! Research of 2,000 dieting women showed these results and while they are not that shocking, it does prove to be a good reminder that some weight loss habits are not so good. If any of this sounds like what you are dealing with, here are some tips from the women surveyed.

A good number of those surveyed were tempted to cheat by their friend or spouse. When someone you love is setting beside you thoroughly enjoying a calorie rich snack it is going to be hard to abstain! You need the support of your friends and loved ones, especially if they are going to be eating and drinking around you. If that does not work, keep gum handy to avoid the temptations.

25% were tempted when eating out at a restaurant. However good your intentions, it’s very hard to just pick a salad when you’re eating out. Try making a restaurant trip an occasional treat, rather than a weekly indulgence – good for your wallet as well as your waistline. Then you can have whatever you like, without worrying that it’ll ruin all your efforts.

The study found that “each woman polled had tried to slim down an average of eight times.” This isn’t much surprise, many of us attempt diet plans and don’t succeed. But, I wonder whether the anxieties about “cheating” played a role in this.

Healthy eating is not merely a test. There are a lot of healthy eating guidelines available even if there are not hard rules. In order to lose stored fat on your body you must take in fewer calories than you burn, over a year, month or week.

One meal out at a restaurant, a couple of choices which you don’t admit to, or a slip-up where you eat more than planned, doesn’t mean you’ve failed your diet.

A good 50% of the women polled admitted that they had lied about food they had consumed. Lying about it only reinforced feelings of guilt and secrecy. Try finding a friend you can talk to instead of lying about your bad day. This should be someone who will cheer you on and not judge you or make you feel worse than you already do.

The above tips are just a few helpful ideas when you feel like cheating on your diet plan. You can use as many or few of them as you like but keep in mind that if you do slip up the battle is not over. Start your diet plan over again the next day. The only way you fail is if you give up the diet entirely.

If this diet is going to be the one that succeeds, by all means avoid sources of temptation, but don’t label behavior as “cheating”. That’s the fastest way to give up altogether.

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