Setting a goal to run a hundred km race seems unreachable (unless you're an ultra marathon runner). And yet we set these same goals for our own weight loss - big overwhelming targets.

No wonder our weight loss goals feel unachievable. But we push through, relying on self control - which feels even more impossible leading into Christmas.

Well girlfriend, it's time you took a break. Sometimes you need to take a rest before going again, and today I'll explain why.