The Dark Side of a Weight Loss Success Story
It’s so much harder to speak about the failures than the success
Who doesn’t love a great success story? Who doesn’t like to read about the tips and tricks to succeed, be it about business, writing, relationships or weight loss? Who doesn’t want to know what the shortcuts are — even when we are fully aware that usually there are no shortcuts?
It is easy to write about success. A lot easier than to get there. A lot easier than going through all the difficult steps along the way. It’s great to write about it and great to read about it. It’s promising and hopeful, and if the story is honest and vulnerable enough, it is easy to relate to it.
People love success stories — they like to know about a good struggle if it has a happy ending. This is what we want to relate to. The struggling protagonist who finally makes it — no matter how difficult the path is, we need the promise that it’s possible.
It’s challenging to write about failure. It’s difficult to write about the dark side. The parts that are depressing and ugly. The parts that don’t lead anywhere.
If you succeed, you are great. You achieved it, you have extraordinary willpower, you persisted and grit your teeth and look — it’s all yours now.
