6 Weight Loss Obstacles to Avoid

You've mustered your resolve, and this time you're sure: You're going to stay on your diet no matter what!

But a few weeks or a few months later, you find yourself weakening. A nibble here, a nosh there, and before you know it, your healthy eating plan is history.

If this has happened to you, there's no need to beat yourself up. In fact, says psychologist and weight loss expert Warren Huberman, PhD, it's more common than not for dieters to derail.

"Every diet and every dieter is different, but yes, there are some specific pitfalls that befall almost every dieter at some point in their weight loss experience," says Huberman, a psychologist at the New York University Surgical Weight Loss Center in New York.

The good news: If you know where the pitfalls are, you can steer clear of them -- or at least be prepared so they don't throw you too far off course. Huberman and several other weight loss experts helped WebMD map out your route to dieting success -- and red-flag those pitfalls along the way.