Dust Yourself Off
A slip is when your weight management plan is altered.
For example, you may drink or eat too much, or skip your physical activity that you planned.
Slips can:
  1. Affect your weight.
  2. Make you feel like you have lost control of your weight management.
  3. Make you feel bad about yourself.
  4. Make you feel like giving up on your plan.

Even people who are successful in managing their weight have occasional slips. It’s picking yourself up, dusting yourself off, and handling the slip that is key to long term success.
Slips do not come out of “thin air.” Think about any slips you may have had while you’ve been working to manage your weight.
  • What led to the slip?
  • Were there things that happened before?
  • Was this related to your mood?

Knowing what led to a slip can help you avoid similar problems in the future. Examples of things that may trigger a slip might include:
  1. Situations, especially stressful ones…
  2. Life events like: marriage, divorce, birth of a child, or losing a job…
  3. Moods, especially very positive or negative ones, and People

Think about those slips you identified a minute ago. Review how past slips may have affected your weight loss efforts. Now, avoid those triggers, think of healthier responses to the cues, and maybe even get some help or support from a friend. The most important part for handling a slip is not to beat yourself up. That won’t help.
One episode of overeating or not being active will not ruin everything. Remember to keep things in perspective. Give yourself some positive credit for catching your slip, learn from it and plan ways to do things differently in the future.