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"JayJay" wrote in message ... "Susan Jones-Anderson" wrote in message ... What is it about a human being that makes them believe they can ever go back to eating like they did prior to their diet/WOE? I was reading on another NG & some posts and it struck me that most of the folks posting had been up and down for years. And on every diet under the sun? So what makes us think that we are omnipotent and we can go back to eating like we did before? Personally I have never tried to diet before last June 15th when I decided to make this lifestyle change for me and my children, so I have no history of ups and downs and being on that weight roller coaster for years. Maybe this will be the start of that for me? I sure hope not Here's a question for you. You've now found a healthier way of eating and you are losing weight - right? Once you reach your goal, do you plan to go back to your old way of eating? No - right? (the answer should be an emphatic NO). That's where alot of "diets" go wrong. Yeah, you "diet" and lose weight but when these people reach goal, the go off the "diet" and go back to their old way of eating. Of course that old way of eating made them fat once, it will make them fat again. They didn't learn a damned thing by doing what they did. Successful weight loss stories always include a LONG TERM change in lifestyle that includes both food and exercise. They change their way of eating (woe) and way of life (wol). Those are the terms we use in here. "diet" should be considered a 4 letter word. :-) Diets are for people who want to yoyo through life. WOE and WOL are for those who intend to stay healthy for the remainder of our life. This is why in spite of using a diet to lose weight, I plan on using a new WOE to keep it off. Nice thing about this fast is that as I incorporate foods back into my life, I can just completely avoid the stuff I shouldn't eat and build the habit of eating better from scratch (and living better). It's been so long since I've had crappy, junk food that I no longer miss it physically and even mentally. (except cheesecake - but that's only going to be in one situation and well planned) Jenn |
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