Many times a dieter will come to me discouraged that he isn't losing weight and saying, "Well I'm following the plan perfectly and I'm not losing any weight." Yet it's obvious to me from the few pages of a food diary (if there is one) that the person is really not even following the plan, he just thinks he is. Jim Rohn states: "Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are, with the gift of your attention. Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."

So before you throw in the towel and decide your plan just isn’t working for you, make sure you are following it correctly. If you are losing weight on your own and want results it is imperative to be brutally honest with yourself or you are merely wasting your time, your efforts, and heading for failure.

If it’s a book you are following read the entire book not just the first chapter. If you are following a calorie or carb controlled plan make sure you are tracking correctly.(Check your portion sizes.) I suggest using Nutrition Data's My Tracking and then have another person check it over who also knows the plan for true accuracy. This also provides accountability which is also frequently needed to stay on track.