I found that there are two different worlds in the field of dieting. The first is the world of planning. In the world of planning, you can plan every meal for the next week or month or as long as you want to plan . If you are detail-oriented , note how will croutons in salads , or specify the appropriate length for the banana you want to eat . Why not? The more specific you are in your plan , the easier it will be to follow , right? Well, maybe not .
Now about the other world , the world of reality. In the world of reality, you change your mind about what you want to eat often . You go out with your friends for dinner a few nights that you had not planned for , and two of those nights that you eat pizza , lots of pizza. You eat a banana split one night because everyone is having , and you do not want to stand out. Three times you buy and eat three chocolate bars in 20 minutes for no apparent reason . You eat three huge that your mother cooked Italian meal , because you know how happy she is when you have to loosen your belt just to breathe after meals. Nothing goes as planned . This is the important message. Circumstances usually change and you will have to change your original plan. I had to learn to handle these situations .
Say for dinner on Wednesday , you 're going to have eight ounces of skinless chicken with vegetables , but you 'ave just been invited to a barbecue ( hot dogs, hamburgers) . Do not torture yourself and stay at home , unless you do not like this group of people . Have fun, but try to limit yourself . You will probably take in more calories than your original barbecue dinner, but maybe you can adjust the meal plan your week. Make adjustments to your eating behavior is a form of art that requires a little practice . Try using logic and not your emotions during this kind of adjustments.
Try to eat slowly barbecue, because they throw the meat if you are empty handed . It is easy to panic and just mix down some greasy burgers while you 're not careful . I've done too many times. Try to look busy and always have food in your hand, but do not take bites . Tell guests that you have already eaten three burgers when you are actually on the front .
Another way to look at these two different worlds in dieting is to notice the difference between logical thinking (planning ) and emotional performance (reality) . You can be very logical in your plan, probably because you have not even started yet your diet. You count the exact number of calories per day, hit all the different food groups , and still be able to eat a piece of chocolate bar every day. This is fine until the system starts . Once you are inside the tank rather than on the outside, everything seems to change . The rules now seem unfair. " Why do I have to eat this shit every day? " " I want (pizza, enchiladas, chow fun) . " "I feel like I'm in prison. " We often forget that we have volunteered for this scheme . And we can also emotional and execution of our diet , just after the plan becomes completely impossible.
This is how we came to be overweight. The types of food and how much we eat have become too important to us. We try to give it up, but some of us still puts a huge fight . It is part of us now, if we can not change .
I have a friend named Jeff . I know for about nine years . It is just like you and me, except it does not really like to eat . I know it is hard to imagine. Jeff told me that he wishes he could take all his nutrients in pill form . This is true . Just wade down the drain . In this way, he would not waste time having to chew on something . The reason I introduced you to Jeff is to show you that there are other ways of being. There is Jeff , us, and all the others. You can enter this " in between. " When your emotions are locked on a bear claw , think how much better you look if you lost an inch anywhere. Losing weight has got to be more important than a one-night stand with some chocolate kisses .
If you want to stop eating certain foods (such as cookies or pies ), the best place to start is in your own home . Take a look around your home , especially in the refrigerator and freezer. Do you see something that will seduce many ? I usually keep all kinds of fatty foods and desserts completely out of my house, because if I know they are there, they will eventually crawl right into my mouth . I do not want to. I may be a victim of my own genes . So instead , if I absolutely have to have something, I'll go to 7-Eleven and buy "just one " of anything (usually chocolate) and back. That's my rule , just a piece of junk normal size . Of course , I could go right back and buy another one, but if the same clerk at the store, he'll think I'm a pig so soon . I do not often take that chance. But many other stores sell candy, and unfortunately, I could drive many of them blindfolded.
Some of you do not live alone as I am doing now , and you might have to get a little help from your spouse or roommate to keep fattening foods out of the house . This may be a bigger challenge for you , because your food environment may not be under your control. A little give and take may be in order . Hopefully your spouse or roommate is someone with whom you feel comfortable sharing the details of your diet. Or maybe he or she would also lose weight. Having a supportive friend would be , assuming he or she is serious about food. It is usually easy to tell if someone takes a serious diet . If your roommate starts Wednesday as saying "All -You- Can- Eat Pizza Night" , or if it considers that two "Big Mac " is the perfect meal , you 're on your own .
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