weight loss and momentum

I was watching football yesterday and I started thinking more about how the games turn around based on one team or the other developing momentum. It may start with a good run back from a punt, a really nice trick play like a flea flicker or some other cool play, and then good things start happening. It seems as if all the players from that team start making good plays, the ball seems to bounce their way, and momentum builds resulting in more and more scores which eventually puts the other team away.

Okay...Dr. Analogy is going to now cross over to the topic of weight loss. Often, we will find ourselves sticking to our dietary plans for a day or 2 or 3, but then come the weekend we succumb to the temptations of increasing food intake, alcohol usage etc. We basically took 5 days of good work to lose weight and turned it over by having a poorly compliant weekend. When you start losing weight, you notice increased energy, the ability to do more physical work, etc. If you can stay on track, remain focused and keep "in the zone", then the weight continues to come off and we feel great about ourselves and our efforts. Momentum builds to keep moving forward with this. The point here is that it is so easy to break your momentum by "taking some days off" as this relates to keeping vigilance of your food and drink intake. Keep the momentum going..if you can, you can win the game!