A good weight management program should take into consideration the fact that each individual is unique. Some bodies are more responsive to weight management than others. As a staunch advocate of self-motivation (the only person who can make you lose weight and keep you in shape afterwards is you; I will give you pointers; YOU will put together a program based on those pointers), I nevertheless have to continue warning my readers repeatedly against the dangers of premature frustration. (In fact, in weight management any frustration is invariably premature). Some women find themselves shedding weight two weeks after starting a weight management program; with others, it takes months to show any effect. Why?

It all depends on a great deal of factors, and the sum total of those, the ratios, the combinations, are always different for everyone, always individualized.

Your metabolism, your body temperature, the number of years you have spent being fat, the amount of daily stress, the region you live in - all these contribute to how soon your body will start responding to the program and how long it will take you to finally become fit. If you’ve been a “big girl” for over ten years, you should not expect to be ready to audition for American Ballet Company within three weeks of starting a weight management program.

Be reasonable. Weight management can only work if you’re calm, judicious, and patient. Impatience, frustration, panic - all those are recipes for disaster.

Another thing you should remember is that GRADUAL change is healthier and produces more permanent results. If you’ve been a “big girl” for quite some time, chances are your body has grudgingly made some adjustments over the years (against its own better judgment) - and it doesn’t trust you anymore. It might have to take some time to convince it that you are actually serious about weight management this time.

Don’t try to shock it. Don’t scare it. In weight management, slow yet steady usually wins the race.

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