Many people need support when they are dieting. When you are dieting, going it alone is a difficult thing to do. No matter how much weight loss you need to accomplish, it is always better to get support for your dieting dilemmas.
Sharing your diet plans with a friend is a good way to get support when you are trying to lose weight. It is especially helpful to share your weight loss program with a friend who is also trying to lose weight, although that is not always necessary. Just being able to talk with someone to gain emotional support can be helpful, even if that person is not dieting as well.
If you do choose to share your thoughts and emotions with a friend who is not dieting, be sure the friend at least understands what you may be going through. Choose someone who can sympathize with you, or someone who knows enough about dieting to be able to offer you support and advice. A friend who is super thin and has never had to lose weight may not be the best choice.
The best way to diet with a friend would be for the two of you to be able to diet at the same time together. Ideally, you could both even be on the same diet (although that is not really necessary). You could then offer each other not only support when things may tend to be rough, but you both could offer tips and advice on what is working for each of you.
Be aware though, when dieting with a friend, that the two of you should not really make the diet a competition. Everyone’s weight loss and metabolism are different and unique to the individual. One person may naturally lose weight quicker than another. Or one person may hold onto the weight in certain areas of their body. One type of food may cause one person’s weight to go up, or another type of food may help one person lose weight better than another. One person may even be able to tolerate eating one type of food constantly better than another. Each person is different and should lose weight by their own personal standards and timetable.
Dieting with a friend can, however, can be tremendously beneficial. The emotional support shared between you can relieve a lot of the anxieties you may be feeling on your diet. The shared support can keep your will-power boosted up so that you can continue to diet successfully.
Dieting with a friend does not mean that you both have to diet alone either. You could both join a diet group and attend meetings together. You could both diet be under a nutritionist or doctor’s care and share the professional’s opinions and advice. You could also both diet via the internet. You don’t really have to always see your diet friend in person to share thoughts and feelings. Joining a diet forum and finding a diet buddy on the internet can also be helpful.
Finding someone to share thoughts and feelings with when you are trying to lose weight is definitely beneficial. Dieting is hard, and the best way to get through the rough times is to find someone to share them with. Dieting with a friend can be a good way for you to achieve dieting success.
