Expectation : I've started working out and eating healthy so I'm going to instantly drop 100 lbs of water weight. Right? ( I'm exaggerating here. ;) ) Reality : I've started working out and eating healthy so I will *hopefully* lose 1-2 lbs per week. Expectation : I've been working out for 4 months and have seriously changed my eating habits. Even if I don't go to the gym every day I should still drop some serious inches! Rah! Reality : I've been working out for 4 months and while my eating habits have seriously changed, that doesn't mean I get some "get out of jail free" card to sit on my butt. Don't go to the gym? Don't lose the inches. Expectation : Goal weight in 6 months! Wooooo!! Reality : Goal weight?? What about goal health? Goal waist size? Goal lift number? Screw the goal weight. Often times my expectations are not very realistic. Case in point, all of the above. I assumed once I changed up my eating habits I would
A fat kid trying to suck it up so she won't have to suck it in.