Have you ever wondered why diets don’t work for you? Did you know that 98% of dieters regain their weight with 2 years - plus more in most cases? Only 100th of 1% of those who do lose weight keep it off for over 10 years!
These are the statistics that the diet industry does not want you to know. Also, here are some facts they don't want us to know either:
Demonising Food Makes You Fat! Even with the shift towards healthy eating plans the figures have not improved. Why is this? I believe that one answer is really quite simple – our mind is set to a mode of ‘scarcity’ thinking!
When we listen to and take on board all the negative messages from a diet culture that has us believing food is either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ we make it scarce in our lives when trying to be 'good'.
What rubbish! By demonising and making food scarce in this way it is inevitable that you will crave it at some stage in the future. After all, isn’t it human nature to want what we believe we cannot or should not have?
It's Not About Having No Willpower!
In fact, you probably put yourself into a mindset equivalent of someone who really lives with starvation, and then wonder where your will power goes when there is an abundance of food! Then, of course, we make things worse by beating ourselves up for not having the willpower to stick to our ‘good’ food regime. And where does this critical, self-judging mindset lead us? Straight back into our comfort eating, of course!
Willpower is Not The Issue, Food Addiction Is!
The final thing that the diet industry do not tell us is that, not only are we in a mental trap, for some of us we are addicted to certain food especially sugar and refined flour. For those of us with addictive personalities, which you are born this way and cannot change it, the reactions in our bodies cause us to crave more and more of the foods that spike our insulin. Worse still is that fact that insulin enhances fat retention rather than reduction and sugar is 8 times more addictive than cocaine!
Sugar is in Almost all Conveniene Foods Including Diet Foods!
With 80% of the foods on our supermarket shelves and most convenience foods, containing sugar, it's time to get back to good old home cooking from scratch. What is even worse is that diet foods usually contain sugar to enhance their flavour! So we are now hooked on diet foods. It's no wonder we can't lose weight permanently.
All Foods Are Good, Only Your Body Can Tell You Which Ones Suit Your Body Best!
So, the way to increase your motivation is to see food in its proper role, as a fuel on which our bodies live and thrive; to see ALL food as ‘good’ without fearing it or battling with it every day. By determining exactly what foods make up your ideal fuel recipe.
The final key is the one I believe we are also missing - developing a love affair with ourselves and asking our inner guide what fuel we actually want. By giving ourselves choices, whilst focussing on the energising and healing effect of the foods that fuel us best it is far easier to lose weight. The battle with food has been conquered because it is no longer your focus, love is.
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