Excuses

On a daily basis, there will be reasons why your weight loss efforts can be derailed...travel where significant time is in the airport, conferences were meals are provided by the sponsor, family trips to visit relatives, holidays and birthday celebrations, stressful times at work....

You have two choices: 1-Let the environment contol you and have a "give up" mentality i.e. "it is not my fault, I had no choice" or 2- YOU CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENT, i.e. despite adversity, you make the right food choices and do not succumb to the natural forces that make us eat and drink high-caloric foods.

For long term weight loss success, you need to adopt the latter attitude, not the former. The environment will not adapt to you...you need to adapt to the environment. If you know you will be at a conference where all there is are sandwiches and chips, bring your own lunch to the event...when you are under stress, convert that time to more exercise to dissipate the stress, not turn to glasses of wine.

This is not easy...I never said it is....but taking control of your actions and environment can be done successfully.