Take this quiz to pinpoint your own special diet trouble spots.
1. When I cheat, I can't seem to get back on my diet.
2. I feel deprived when everyone else is eating whatever they want.
3. I get very discouraged when I don't lose fast enough.
4. I start out with a lot of willpower but lose it quickly.
5. I don't handle eating out well when I'm on a diet.
6. Whenever I lose weight, I always end up gaining it back.
7. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon I get tired and starving.
8. I can't help nibbling while I'm cooking dinner.
9. I'm not sure when I'm really hungry.
10. I can't find a diet I really like.
11. I get cravings I can't resist.
12. I tend to reward myself with food.
13. I rebel against the rules of a diet.
14. I can't resist having sweets if they're in the house.
15. I get so busy I can't keep up all that dieting requires.
16. Eating secretly is a habit too hard for me to break.
17. I get too tired to think of making diet meals.
18. I get hopeless during a diet.
19. I can diet during the week, but I always blow it on the weekends.
20. When I start to get thinner, I always wreck the diet without knowing why.
21. I don't get enough support when I diet.
22. I can't stand feeling empty.
23. Going on vacation is my dieting downfall.
24. If I get a cold or the flu or even just a headache, I go off the diet and then I can't get back on.
25. I can't seem to diet on my own.
Think about which of these are your own personal trouble spots and create 2 strategies, 2 new things you can do for yourself so you can get through each of these roadblocks. It doesn't matter whether you've identified 2 or 20. This thoughtful preparation is what will transform you from a diet failure into a diet success.