Dieting?

What's on your mind...
Another Diet? No Thank You!

In many cases, diets are a short-term solution for a long-term issue. Diets actually begin with an end date in mind. "I am dieting to loose 25lbs", end date: 25lbs later. "I am dieting to fit into my bridesmaid dress", end date: June 11. These are typical phrases from many dieters. We can't wait until the diet is over. Then what?

Well, the diet may be over, but the issues that created the need to diet are still there. The issues with food and weight management do not melt away while dieting. Reducing our calorie intake for a limited time, without a long term game plan to address the deeper issues, we many find ourselves in the off-again-on-again dieter club.

Diets can lead to the vicious cycle of loosing weight, gaining weight, loosing weight and gaining weight again. And this makes sense, as restrictive and limiting as most of the diets are, honestly, who wants to be on a diet for the rest of your life. Not me.

When I made the real commitment to get healthy and loose weight, I didn't want another diet. I evaluated why I ate, I looked at what I ate and when. Self discovery led to a new approach to food and weight management. I began to look
for foods I could enjoy that were also good for me. I would experiment with recipes and seasonings. I found ways to fit exercising into my schedule, regularly. Over time I developed a new way of life for myself.

I am not on a diet, I am not depriving myself, or limiting my food choices. I am living a healthy lifestyle that works for me. The fact that this new lifestyle also enabled me to get back into a size 8, is just a plus. I am not dieting, so there
is no need for an end date, and no fear of starting all over again. Another diet? No Thank you!