It's a vicious circle. You lack success in some area, and that affects your self-confidence. Your lowered self-confidence means you are less likely to achieve success, and thus it continues.
This can be especially devasting when you are trying to lose weight. First, being overweight makes you more likely to have confidence issues. And chances are you've tried to lose weight before, perhaps dozens of times. Since you're trying again, you may already feel like a failure. But failure is just a temporary roadblock on the way to success.
Every successful person has encountered failure, and often plenty of failures. You can get past any roadblock on your journey to success, but to do that you will need confidence. When you are sure of yourself and the ultimate outcome, nothing can stop you! But how do you get confidence when you just don't feel that way?
