9 Dieting Paradoxes That Make Perfect Sense - Part 2
How Can That Be?
-- By Mike Kramer, Staff Writer
Weight loss can make smart people look silly, confound roomfuls of award-winning scientists, and baffle the rest of us, who are otherwise competent and brilliant in our own right. Somehow the mysterious answers still elude us.
Part of the mystery and frustration could be that we often look at the whole dieting question backwards. There are a number of assumptions and beliefs we often hold that are actually the opposite of what’s really true. However, there are some paradoxes (statements that seem contradictory but are actually true) that you should hold onto. Putting these to use will help you see progress and, more importantly, gain confidence.
There are 9 Goal Achievement Paradoxes that you can apply to your weight loss goals, or any part of your life. (Read about the first three here.) Perhaps they can lend some insight for how to solve some puzzles in your own life:
PARADOX 4: Following a regular program gives you more flexibility.
Which is easier to reschedule, a five-minute chat or a three-hour meeting?
Our lives may seem pretty full already. Lists get longer while available time gets more scarce — and the real world is always waiting to muck things up. When schedules change and new things come up, the toughest items to move are the ones that chew up the most time. They're also the easiest to drop for "convenience."
