Thursday, October 28, 2010

Stace: "The Diet Religion...."

........where the almighty lean body is worshipped, fat is banished to the depths of hell, exercise is holy time, carbs are demons, and protein is an angel sent from Heaven. Amen.

The 10 Commandments:
1. Thou shall not eat after 7pm.
2. Thou shall stay away from carbs.
3. Thou shall count every fat gram consumed.
4. Thou shall not eat brownies/cookies/cake.
5. Thou shall feel extremely after consuming the above mentioned food items.
6. Thou shall exercise until you drop.
7. Thou shall step on a scale daily.
8. Thou shall covet the body of every lean person who walks by.
9. Thou shall buy every fitness product on the market.
10. Thou shall start your diet, for real this time, tomorrow.

Sound crazy? I guess when it's worded in this way it does, but think about it for a second: have you ever been on a diet, followed one (or all) of the "Commandments" above, but just couldn't stay on the bandwagon or keep the weight off? Welcome to the world of dieting. It sucks.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of leading a healthy lifestyle, but not so much of the fad diets that consist of deprivation and eventually lead to failure. I never quite knew how to express my views about dieting in words, but knew I never liked how I felt on them.

I recently read a book entitled "Intuitive Eating" by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. This book was incredibly enlightening, as it explains human phsycology as it relates to dieting, how our biological make-up prevents us from "successfully" carrying out restrictive diets, and finally, how to become an Intuitive Eater who learns how to seperate emotions from food, and make food choices based on biological hunger cues. I highly suggest this book to anyone who is on a diet, considering a diet, has an unhealthy relationship with food, or someone who just wants to learn more about human biology as it relates to dieting. If you read it, please let me know what you think!!

<3,
Stace
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