What’s the Best Way to Recover From a Diet Slip-up?
New Year brings new hope. When you woke up on Jan. 1, you may have felt motivated to make sweeping changes to your diet, hoping to supercharge weight loss, feel more energized, and enjoy the numerous other benefits of healthy eating, like disease risk reduction.
Yet, some data suggest that people tend to abandon New Year’s resolutions before the calendar flips to February. Yikes. A diet slip can feel devastating if healthy eating and weight loss were your goals. Perhaps you had seconds on a favorite dessert or ordered something from a drive-thru you swore you wouldn’t. Maybe you went overboard with friends. Importantly, you’re more than a number on a scale, and no food is a villain. However, reading those words might feel empty after you ate something that didn’t align with your resolution. Here’s what experts want you to know.
Why do you feel bad after a diet slip-up? A diet slip-up doesn’t make you a bad person or mean you won’t achieve healthy habits. Still, experts share that feeling upset is common and valid.
Excerpted from The Manual
