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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
This is a biggie for me. Have enough confidence in your plan to see it through for a certain period of time. How can you know after a week if you're losing fat? Everyone has ups and downs, bloating and unbloating (i'm sure there's a better word), etc.
Your plan is good, right? It looks good on paper? You wouldn't have started it if it didn't, right? Stick it out long enough to truly know (that 2-3 weeks that Newman alluded to, for instance). If it doesn't work, no need to bail, fine tune or make a logical adjustment or two. Then continue on the modified plan.
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This has also been very important for me. When I was first starting...before I found TAP, I really had no plan. I had no clue what I was doing. I was using the shotgun approach...put as much out there as I could and see what happened. Strategic Planning is one of your greatest assets in the war on Fat. I think the 2-3 week evaluation period is significant because there is so much tendency to change, to give up, or otherwise falter. We don't lose weight, gain weight, build muscle, etc realistically in short periods of time. We want what we do to last. The 2-3 week review allows you to tweak things responsibly and either ask someone else for their opinion or make changes yourself that will get the results you want.
Newman