I first came across Intuitive Eating in a Barnes and Noble book store. I was reading into "food addiction" or my so called idea that I was addicted to food. I grabbed the book and a large cookie from Cafe "im starting my diet tomorrow anyways right"?
NO MORE DIETS!
Was the first thought after reading the first chapter. I felt the two authors had been watching over my life and wrote a book specifically for me.
The first sentence of the chapter "I just can't go on another diet, you're my last resort." I began to think of how many combinations of macro nutrients and calories I had tried and how many diets promised permanent weight loss and a ripped six pack. I then began to remember all the times when the diet was over just beginning to look for another. Cave men didn't live this way? Did they? (sarcasm).
Do you think if we lived back in primal cave man days that we would not eat something if we passed it because we are on a diet?! Ridiculous!
What have your past diets told you?
I know from all my diets they all start the same way and end the same way.
Day 1: starts off as yes! I can do this oatmeal and egg whites for breakfast yum... "okay they are a little bland no flavor but ill deal"
Day 2: "this cereal isn't very good I'm going to throw some sugar in here"
Day 3: Hey Mario do you want to grab some Pizza after work for the boys tonight? "No man sorry I'm going to the gym and I have my protein shake anyways"
Day 4: "Ugh... today is Friday everyone is going to want to go out tonight. I think I will just go to gym do my hour of cardio and make a protein shake ill pass on any invites they won't understand they arent as determined as me" You go home after a nice hour cardio session and your mouth begins to water you notice your spouse or in my case mom has cooked some delicious caramel brittle.. The smell just overtakes you as enter through the door. "Mom can I have one?" She says "I thought you were on a diet". Well one won't hurt! It starts with one and I crave another, but I cant take anymore she will think I gave up on my diet and dieting means i'm strong! Mom leaves the room and I grab six more brittles and stuff them in my pocket. I go into my room and eat them as I pretend I am getting changed.. Getting a little scary now huh?
Day 5:
Morning: I can't believe I ate all that brittle, ugh! now im going to have to do 4 hours of plyometrics today, and you know what? I am only going to have apples all day with some chicken maybe.
Lunch Time: This salad is so good for me and im on my way to my six pack (as co-worker walks through office with a cheesy enchillada) "man I could really use one of those"
Dinner: Protein shake and salad it is, but that pizza smelled so good at lunch hmm maybe on the way home ill grab one and eat half. I pull up to pizza diner and the smell of the food overtakes me again. I pay the clerk and chew that pizza like I havn't seen food in weeks!
Conclusion
I would like to close this post with some great supporting data of why restriction and dieting doesn't work and why you must learn to get in touch with your body's ques (intuitive eating, hunger directed eating, mindful eating)
Visit the site in the authors box for the rest of this article and more to help you stop DIETING FOREVER
NO MORE DIETS!
Was the first thought after reading the first chapter. I felt the two authors had been watching over my life and wrote a book specifically for me.
The first sentence of the chapter "I just can't go on another diet, you're my last resort." I began to think of how many combinations of macro nutrients and calories I had tried and how many diets promised permanent weight loss and a ripped six pack. I then began to remember all the times when the diet was over just beginning to look for another. Cave men didn't live this way? Did they? (sarcasm).
Do you think if we lived back in primal cave man days that we would not eat something if we passed it because we are on a diet?! Ridiculous!
What have your past diets told you?
I know from all my diets they all start the same way and end the same way.
Day 1: starts off as yes! I can do this oatmeal and egg whites for breakfast yum... "okay they are a little bland no flavor but ill deal"
Day 2: "this cereal isn't very good I'm going to throw some sugar in here"
Day 3: Hey Mario do you want to grab some Pizza after work for the boys tonight? "No man sorry I'm going to the gym and I have my protein shake anyways"
Day 4: "Ugh... today is Friday everyone is going to want to go out tonight. I think I will just go to gym do my hour of cardio and make a protein shake ill pass on any invites they won't understand they arent as determined as me" You go home after a nice hour cardio session and your mouth begins to water you notice your spouse or in my case mom has cooked some delicious caramel brittle.. The smell just overtakes you as enter through the door. "Mom can I have one?" She says "I thought you were on a diet". Well one won't hurt! It starts with one and I crave another, but I cant take anymore she will think I gave up on my diet and dieting means i'm strong! Mom leaves the room and I grab six more brittles and stuff them in my pocket. I go into my room and eat them as I pretend I am getting changed.. Getting a little scary now huh?
Day 5:
Morning: I can't believe I ate all that brittle, ugh! now im going to have to do 4 hours of plyometrics today, and you know what? I am only going to have apples all day with some chicken maybe.
Lunch Time: This salad is so good for me and im on my way to my six pack (as co-worker walks through office with a cheesy enchillada) "man I could really use one of those"
Dinner: Protein shake and salad it is, but that pizza smelled so good at lunch hmm maybe on the way home ill grab one and eat half. I pull up to pizza diner and the smell of the food overtakes me again. I pay the clerk and chew that pizza like I havn't seen food in weeks!
Conclusion
I would like to close this post with some great supporting data of why restriction and dieting doesn't work and why you must learn to get in touch with your body's ques (intuitive eating, hunger directed eating, mindful eating)
Visit the site in the authors box for the rest of this article and more to help you stop DIETING FOREVER
About the Author:
Mario Cimmino is an expert in intuitive eating and learning to stop emotional binge eating. He wants to help free people to relieve them of the agony of binging and learn to Stop Binge Eating and start living life at Intuitive Eating Help. Stop Dieting and stop restriction learn to eat what you want when you want and lose weight.
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