cheating
But here's why it bugs me. How realistic is it that we will never eat popcorn or a cookie, never ever again, for the rest of our lives? Why make rules that will be so difficult to follow? Why use negative words like "cheating" when we eat like a "normal person?" Because normal people do eat a treat now and then.
I'll tell you something. I never cheat. Never. I stick to my food plan all the time. Honestly, I do.
Know how I do it? I start with a realistic food plan. I start with a food plan I know I can stick to all the time, forever. My food plan includes lots of food high in protein and low in fat. It includes starchy carbs, even snacky things, but only in small amounts and not too often. And it includes a cookie now and then.
Now, I am not saying I am perfect. But my food plan allows for an occasional indulgence. Like today. I grazed a lot today which is something I almost never do. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I grazed like this. Probably before my surgery. But yeah, my food plan allows for a day of grazing every three years or so. And you know what? One day of grazing every three years will not cause me to gain all my weight back, either.
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Enjoy your cookie when that day comes.
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Wishing everyone a very joyous and safe Christmas!
Mele Kalikimaka!
Barb
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I guess though, the idea is that if we give ourselves impossible parameters, we are dooming ourselves to failure. However, if our parameters include the occasional indulgence, this will still count as a success...I think the trick will be to make sure the indulgences are well thought out and not impulse indulgences....those are the dangerous one.
Thanks for starting this threat...it was real food for thought (pun intended

Andrea.
I think you are right about making sure the indulgences are well thought out. It's kind of like, I have a "rule" I made for myself that when I shop, I will not buy anything that is not on the list. If I see something at the store that I like, I can buy it - but later. When I put it on my list ahead of time. No impulse buying. No impulse eating is, for me, an achievable goal.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.