Healthy Food Chart

The other day I met with a new patient I hadn’t met before although she had been on the plan well over a month with little success.  She wasn’t doing well but she did not tell me what the problem was. I kept gently prodding and probing but the only answer she kept repeatedly giving me was, “It’s just me, I know what to do.”

The problem is she really did not know what to do or she would be having progress. I compassionately told her that I could not help her if she was unwilling to trust and confide in me and relate to me what her problem was.

The point is if you join a weight loss program for support and accountability you also need to realize that the people employed there are to help you and support you. But you have to let them help you. You cannot expect success by just coming in for your weekly meetings. Going through mere motions won’t solve the challenges you have. As Doctor Phil says, “You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge.”

You are not alone out there. Professionals do want to help you.