Addictions: June 2008 Archives
Can you really quit dieting? And what does that mean?
Did you know that people without emotional problems can actually go on a diet, lose weight, then eat sensibly? In other words, they can diet successfully. But how many people do you know without emotional problems? Very few.
And then there are the rest of us. If we're lucky, we wake up and realize one day that dieting isn't working for us.
Each of us h as different problems with diets, but see if you recognize yourself somewhere in this list. Here are a few things it could mean to quit dieting:
To quit dieting means:
To stop following your plan.
To quit attending your diet group.
To stop sneaking food at night.
To stop trying to "be good" in public.
To stop altering what's in your food.
To stop incessantly weighing yourself.
To stop counting calories or points in your head while watching your kid's baseball game.
To stop feeling deprived.
To stop feeling the need to binge.
To stop putting your life on hold until you lose "the weight."
Sound Too Good to be True?
The hardest thing about quitting the diet life is the grief over lost time. Grieving requires some courage.
Find your courage today. Learn about normal eating. But first free yourself from the diet mentality. Quit now. Go "cold turkey."
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Diet Survivors meditations
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Food and Feelings message board
Find out more about Linda Moran's book,
How to Survive Your Diet.
Visit the home of the book, The Rules of Normal Eating
Learn more about normal eating at Eat Normal Now
