Sometimes it takes a strong willpower and heightened awareness to overcome obstacles to success.

The first step in overcoming diet saboteurs is to understand the nature of the challenges you will face, and deal with them

In essence, you will have to wear the hat of a "Diet Detective" to identify diet saboteurs and find ways to overcome them.

Here are a few situations to think about. Plan your counter-attack.

A colleague brings food, sweets or other treats to work and invites you to partake.
You are constantly invited to lunch or dinner and exposed to situations where the food served is not in line with your diet plans.
When dining out or at social gatherings, you are served larger portions than you would like, and feel compelled to finish the meal so as not to hurt the feelings of the host.
You would rather go to a quiet, upscale restaurant that offers the kinds of foods that are consistent with your diet, but your friends insist on dragging you out for pizza and beer.
Your friends express displeasure if you do not partake of their high calorie, hip enhancing, calorie-laden treats.
You go shopping on an empty stomach and pick up all the tempting goodies at the deli bar or you head straight for the pastry counter.
You stock up on high calorie food and drinks and your favorite snacks, just in case company stops by, when in fact you are the only company in the house.

If any of these situations apply to you, you have to have a plan. Perhaps you already have know some strategies that work to prevent diet sabotage. If so, our site visitors would like to hear from you. Share your experiences and your solutions with our readers.

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