WeightLoss Secret #3: If you have a history of dietingyou'll be able to relate to this one.
Does one "slip up" lead you to a binge?You know what I mean, you were following some sort of eating plan doing quite well for a few days and all of a sudden you see "the forbidden fruit", only instead of it being fruit its more likely brownies or Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
I think you know what I'm talking about.
What happens? You indulge...
then start feeling badly, so badly about yourself that you begin beating yourself up with thoughts like these:"You're lacking willpower", "You can't lose weight", "You are disgusting.
" Then what happens? You think, "I blew it I might as well just throw in the towel and go for it .
" And then you know what happens, an all-out binge follows where you really pack on the calories.
So, what do you do to avoid this? Well for starters think about giving up restrictive diets.
In my book, "diet" is a dirty word and here's why.
Any diet that restricts your food choices really sets you up for bingeing.
Think about it...
isn't it human nature to want something even more when you are told you can't have it? This is evident even with children.
If you have ever been around toddlers, you know what I'm talking about.
Tell them not to touch something, and the first thing they do is go over and touch it.
Forbidding yourself certain foods only ups their desirability.
For example, you tell yourself"I'm not having any desserts -- no chocolate, no cake,no cookies or pies.
"You might go along fine for awhile and then in a moment of weakness all your good intentions are gone.
Maybe its when you haven't taken care of yourself or when you haven't planned ahead.
You go for it and it tastes so good you really overindulge because you have deprived yourself for so long.
Your "diet" is just blown out of the water.
So, how to solve this? It all comes down to your mindset, and making sure that you're following an appropriate eating plan.
We'll cover what appropriate eating plans look like in the next Weight Loss Secrets article,but the best advice I can give you is to not follow a strict diet in which you prohibit yourself from eating certain foods.
If you do indulge in something that maybe you hadn't planned on or you go overa certain calorie level that you set for yourself for that day, let's say you eat a couple chocolate chip cookies or something like that, it doesn't mean that you have to eat more!OK, so you didn't reach your goal, but from that moment on, think about getting back on track and making healthy choices.
You know that an extra 200 calorie cookie is not going to make you gain 5 pounds.
However, the 5000 calories than you take in as a binge repeated twice, three times or more, can really add up to some significant weight gain.
So don't deprive yourself!Ban "dieting" from your vocabulary.
Does one "slip up" lead you to a binge?You know what I mean, you were following some sort of eating plan doing quite well for a few days and all of a sudden you see "the forbidden fruit", only instead of it being fruit its more likely brownies or Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
I think you know what I'm talking about.
What happens? You indulge...
then start feeling badly, so badly about yourself that you begin beating yourself up with thoughts like these:"You're lacking willpower", "You can't lose weight", "You are disgusting.
" Then what happens? You think, "I blew it I might as well just throw in the towel and go for it .
" And then you know what happens, an all-out binge follows where you really pack on the calories.
So, what do you do to avoid this? Well for starters think about giving up restrictive diets.
In my book, "diet" is a dirty word and here's why.
Any diet that restricts your food choices really sets you up for bingeing.
Think about it...
isn't it human nature to want something even more when you are told you can't have it? This is evident even with children.
If you have ever been around toddlers, you know what I'm talking about.
Tell them not to touch something, and the first thing they do is go over and touch it.
Forbidding yourself certain foods only ups their desirability.
For example, you tell yourself"I'm not having any desserts -- no chocolate, no cake,no cookies or pies.
"You might go along fine for awhile and then in a moment of weakness all your good intentions are gone.
Maybe its when you haven't taken care of yourself or when you haven't planned ahead.
You go for it and it tastes so good you really overindulge because you have deprived yourself for so long.
Your "diet" is just blown out of the water.
So, how to solve this? It all comes down to your mindset, and making sure that you're following an appropriate eating plan.
We'll cover what appropriate eating plans look like in the next Weight Loss Secrets article,but the best advice I can give you is to not follow a strict diet in which you prohibit yourself from eating certain foods.
If you do indulge in something that maybe you hadn't planned on or you go overa certain calorie level that you set for yourself for that day, let's say you eat a couple chocolate chip cookies or something like that, it doesn't mean that you have to eat more!OK, so you didn't reach your goal, but from that moment on, think about getting back on track and making healthy choices.
You know that an extra 200 calorie cookie is not going to make you gain 5 pounds.
However, the 5000 calories than you take in as a binge repeated twice, three times or more, can really add up to some significant weight gain.
So don't deprive yourself!Ban "dieting" from your vocabulary.