The Number One Rule In Dieting
By Yuliana Hendarto.
I was just watching Tyra Banks Show this evening and she had the (ex – I think) wife and daughter of Mike Tyson as her guests! The topic was about how the mother was ashamed of her daugther’s weight and as a result, she stopped her daughter from eating various things, as well as making bad remarks about the daughter’s weight.
Well ok the daughter is rather heavy, but guess what, her mum’s comments are not helping!
In fact, if anything, those years of frustrations and embarassment caused by the mum’s remarks probably contributed to her weight gain.
Isn’t it just amazing how a parent can be so unsopportive and destructive to his/her own child? Maybe the intention wasn’t bad. She saw the child has a tendency to gain weight easily and so wanted to keep her healthy. But rather than making fun of her, why not inspire her to change her eating habits instead?
It’s the push vs pull factor.
And a play between positive and negative emotions.
The same thing goes with people who put themselves on strict diets and absolutely deny themselves certain foods. I think that’s just absurd.
With all due respect, I totally admire people with such strong willpower. However, they should also keep in mind that we want a healthy lifestyle so that we can enjoy life! Not to torture ourselves with a constant diet of celery sticks and what-nots.
And the result of that? Cravings.
It’s psychological. The more we think of NOT eating certain things, the more we think of eating them! This continues until it comes to a point where your mind just can’t take it anymore and you have a ‘relapse’.
And then all hell break loose.
In healthy eating, I’d rather not restrict myself to certain foods. In fact, I eat whatever I feel like, whenever I have the desire to eat it. However, bear in mind the quantities! Eat just enough to make yourself feel quite happy and satisfied, but not overly full. Also, don’t ever feel any regret afterwards – it doesn’t help!
So the number 1 rule to healthy eating is:
Have a positive attitude, and have the right reasons for dieting! Your diet isn’t there to stop you from living your life, it’s there to allow you to enjoy your life to the fullest!
So live it!
Comment by Rev. Salveo
That is truly sad. A parent should be encouraging their child and building up their self esteem - go out walking together, take a healthy cooking class together. But don’t make fun of them. Rev. Salveo,(more then 60 lbs lost, less then 90 to go!), founder of The Diet Pulpit
Posted on March 22, 2007 at 4:16 pm