Here are the 10 most common excuses for giving up on a diet, as compiled by an eDiets.com survey, with my own rewording, groupings, and titles:

Someone else’s fault:

• Hectic social life with many opportunities to eat and drink
• No support from family and friends
• Need a nutritionist or personal trainer to watch over me

Diet’s fault:

• Don’t know which diets work
• No diet can keep up with my travel schedule
• Too restrictive, not enough choices
• Too expensive for the food and gym
• Can’t resist favorite foods

Time’s fault:

• No time to plan meals or diet
• Takes too long to see results

There are always going to be reasons why you can’t do something. You need to find reasons why you CAN do it! Every excuse up there has validity, but they all come back to the same thing: not wanting it enough to make it happen.

Plus you have to realize that you won’t stick to any diet every minute of every day – you can’t even do that with a bad diet! Sooner or later something healthy will find its way down the throat of even the worst eater!

You’re in it for the long term. Take responsibility for your actions, get help when needed, do the best you can, shake it off when you mess up, and get back on track.