Keep Experimenting!

I connected! So even if you "break your own rules" the rest of the day is not lost. Don't throw your arms up in the air and give up...just start over right then! Happy Friday. Hugs Debbie

Do something Friday -- Keep Experimenting! Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:10 AM PDT Dieters are taught rules. That is what makes diets successful -- if you follow the rules, you will lose weight. People don't like to follow rules. Have you noticed that about yourself? Do you always come to a complete stop at stop signs? Follow the speed limit to the letter? Never take more than 8 ibuprofen in a 24 hours? Even the rules that make the most sense to us personally don't get followed all the time (I am a HUGE advocate of oral health but sometimes, not very often, but sometimes, I go to bed without brushing my teeth). We don't do well sticking to rules about what we should and shouldn't eat -- if you've ever lost weight and gained it back, you are a case in point. Knowing this, you have a couple options: 1. Keep doing what you're doing -- following rules and then not following rules -- all the time gaining and losing weight until you decide it is no longer worth it and give up. 2. Give up rules and start experiementing. If each day is an adventure to see what unvaluable calories you routinely eat -- if you find those and decide not to eat whatever it is -- everyday is an experiement in eating. Somedays your coffee tastes great and you wish you had more .... but somedays it doesn't hit the spot -- that is the day to throw it away and pick up your water bottle. What about your coworker's world famous chili? Sometimes it will be all you expect it to be....and sometimes not. The point is -- if you're not good at following the rules long term, give it up. Fly by the seat of your pants and find the food that fuels you body and soul.....and then EXPERIENCE it. Everything else? You just don't need it....and your pants will fit better and you will feel more successful when you don't eat it.

Good morning Debbiejean !!

I am a fly by the seat of my pants kind of gal.....but I shouldn't be with eating. I need to stick with what I know works .....eating without a plan has not worked well for me.

Have a great day....hugs....connie d

Yeah Connie I totally know what you mean. I'm relearning a lot from the Eating Coach and really it's helping me. Food doesn't taste good? Don't eat it. Getting full, stop. Being aware at the present moment when I'm eating.

All my life I was either on a diet or off because I didn't care anymore. So today, I care, relearning no food is bad for me but to watch portion control. Knowing if I want it I can have it but within reason. Knowing you can't treat yourself everyday but once in awhile you can and just enjoy it.
Learning to be in charge and it's not about will power...yep, it's about being in charge.

Just think about it this way too....what happens in life when we can't eat exactly how we planned our meals? We do the best we can and make good options to fuel our body.
I've fallen back in the habit of eating in the car...not a good thing to do. So now I'm aware once again to stay in the present when I'm eating my food and enjoying every bite, being aware of the "hey this food doesn't taste so good anymore"....(I must be done with it)

Then there is life to deal with. Dang...last night indeed I was stress/comfort eating. I was aware and lost control...then paid for it in the end because I got those dreaded deep retching dry heaves. Yeah...the pouch is also in control.