So the diet saboteur scenario goes…

You’ve started your healthy eating plan and you’re determined your going to crack it and get a flat stomach which you’ve been desperately trying to get for so long.

You head over to see your family for the day and before you’ve even sat down you’re handed a slice of the most enormous home made cheesecake you’ve ever seen and a mug of tea (well that’s what used to happen to me anyway!).

Now, you don’t want to be rude, so you eat it whilst quietly thinking to yourself.

“1 slice wont hurt, after all it would be rude to say no”

Unfortunately there are so many ways that your family and your friends can unintentionally sabotage your diet.

It’s usually the case of you really don’t want to upset them by refusing the food but if you are going to achieve a flat stomach then you’re going to have to put your foot down once and for all…

I’ve found these tips really help, so I thought I’d share them with you…

1. If you’re partner is offering you donuts and cakes then sit them down and explain to them what it means to you and that you need their support. Explain that offering you cakes, donuts or whatever the food is, will just make the whole process of living a healthy life that much more difficult. Suggest to your partner that they join you on the journey so you can support each other with this healthier lifestyle.

2. If your partner says no about embracing the new lifestyle with you then ask them to be more considerate with where they eat their unhealthy treats, so it’s not in front of you. Also ask them to stop offering the food to you as you are not interested in eating it.

3. When visiting family or friends, take along a healthy desert so you can offer everyone a slice before the unhealthy deserts arrive.

4. Don’t be afraid to be firm if you really don’t want something, whether that’s another serving of pie or a spoonful of potatoes, don’t let anyone bully you into saying yes. Stand your ground; you’ll see you’re stronger than you think!

5. When you are eating out, say no to the bread rolls that are brought out or the basket of nachos, if the rest of your party wants to eat them, make sure they are placed at the opposite end of the table, so there’s no temptation in front of you.

6. When a girl wants a desert, she wants a desert! There’s nothing wrong with that just make sure that you share it with someone else on the table and tell your server to bring it on two separate plates with no extra’s on the sides.

7. Explain to your friends the reasons you are following this healthier path and why it’s important for you to achieve this goal. More often than not they will be right behind you and hopefully they may even join you.

8. If your friends still try to sabotage and don’t support your journey to get a flat stomach then maybe it’s time to spend less time with those people that don’t support you and find friends that will be right behind you and perhaps that are on their weight loss journey too.

Sorry to tell you, that there are even diet saboteurs that may even try to slip you up intentionally, this would usually be down to jealousy and these are people that you either need to get on board or throw overboard!

To take care of yourself in any way you can regardless of who it affects is “not selfish, it’s sensible”. Eating healthy and working out never hurt anyone right so don’t let anyone take that away from you.

These 8 tips will definitely help you to stay on your path and remember you should always surround yourself with positive people.

Stay fit, keep focused and feel fabulous!

Steph.

Author of The Flat Stomach Solution

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