Who wants to DIEt?

The word diet always makes me SAD. (and depressed!) Its that time of the year that we punish ourselves for being overweight, out of shape, and not what we think we are supposed to be. Our self esteem has taken one last lick after Xmas (and the guilt of holiday meals) and now its time to suffer! How come we find ourselves in this situation every Jan.?

One reason is the media (and advertizing) but that is a soap box to mount some other time.

Perhaps we went in for our annual physical and were told to lose weight and exercise. Preventive Medicine - that is a good- and another conversation for another time.

So you have to ask yourself when we DIEt-
1. What are you doing?
2. What is the purpose?
3. Does this make you feel good ? (come on kids - be for real - diets feel good?)
4. Does this plan have sustainability and accountability for long term results?

Wikipedia defines dieting as the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake. How depressing can that be...socially we are taught food is good, we are rewarded for good behavior with a 'treat', we celebrate with food, we socialize with food. So therefore, to be without food, we are lonely, mis-bahaving bad creatures.

Is it easier to take DIET out of our vocabular than go for extensive psycho-couseling for the rest of your life! Besides we all know that diets do not work. There is no magic pill or potion, no instant machine or exercise and no 'one of a kind, start of the year diet product' that is going to work!
Do you ever see the ads on TV where someone lost 100lbs or even 20lbs in a month...it says in small writing 'this is not typical for this product.' Where do they get these people? Are they for real? Maybe some of them...but what I would like to see is that same person off that magic pill, or product - a year later, six months later, even three months after the thrill has gone and the hubby wants more twinkies.

The basic concept in healthy living is just that....healthy living. You are not going to lose 20 lbs in a month and perhaps will have to not plan going to the buffett bar after Church on Sunday, but in the long run...we all know the way to go...sensibly.