About a month ago I read a very good and eye opening book “The Diet Fix”. It is not about another diet plan, or what the eat. It is about getting the correct mindset for eating correctly and eating to fuel your body. What I love about the book is that it lays out just what is wrong with the diet industry, and the food industry but also what is wrong with our thinking about food, and our own bodies. Most of the issues we have with food begin when we were babies and very young or parents would reward us with food for doing good, or they would give us food to stop us from crying, etc. We are trained to use food for all that troubles us.
It also goes in to 10 things that will cause us to fail at our plans. Such as being hungry, or forced to eat food we do not like, or removing foods that we love. It also points out that we will fail if we force ourselves to do exercises that we dislike. It also talks about how others; family and friends can cause us to fail at our plans. I also goes into how to change our habits so we can be successful at weight management. And it all comes down to now denying ourselves of the food we love, and not denying ourselves of the fun and enjoyment of celebrating our lives.
It taught me not to stress over a bad, meal, day or even vacations.
The book has changed my view of my weight management, and I have even lost a few more pounds due to it. The big take away is never allow yourself to be hungry, and never eat until you are stuffed. I explains that we have to fill comfortably full, never hungry and never stuffed.
I do recommend reading the book.
I will have to find and read it.
ReplyDeleteIt has changed my concept about losing and maintaining my weight. I have even lost a few more pounds since reading it and changing.
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