Lots of you have written in with just this issue. HEALTHY SKINNY PEOPLE DON’T THINK LIKE THAT! It’s not ‘black or white’ / ‘saint or sinner’ for them. Many slim people may eat some ‘play food’ BUT they eat it in moderation. Let this information free you! BE STILL AND KNOW GIRL… You are lovable and fabulous no matter what your weight is!
What you’ve got is a case of an ‘everything or nothing’ way of thinking. So many of us ladies think that _unless we eat ‘perfectly’ all the time_ then we’re ‘bad’ and that we’ll never succeed and so we might as well give up…
BUT
It’s not the square or two of chocolate that’ll “ruin your diet”.
What is really ruining things is your idea that if you deviate even a little bit from your ‘perfect eating’ then you might as well eat a mountain of the ‘bad stuff’. It’s like breaking one plate in a set of plates and then because one plate is broken, you break them all!!! Crazy huh? Well we ladies can get cray cray when it comes to weight and eating!
Here’s an exercise for you: the next time you feel that way, like you’ve ‘ruined your diet’. Say to yourself, “Wow, I’ve eaten some ‘play food’ like a skinny person would. And just like a skinny person, I’m going to eat it in moderation. I haven’t ruined a damned thing baby!”
Actively change the way you speak to yourself.
e.g.
“If I have one bite of that ice cream, I’ll have to eat the whole tub!”
vs
“I am going to have 3 bites of it and I’m going to eat it slowly and mindfully. I’m really going to savor it – looks, taste, smell, texture… wonderful. I’m going to really enjoy it AND put the rest away.”
Go to http://www.TheLifestylista.com and search for my articles:
— “FEELING STRESSED AND WANT TO OVEREAT???” – there’s a GREAT BREATHING TECHNIQUE here that fights cravings…
— Dieting’s dirty little secret – the scientific truths behind WHY DIETS MAKE YOU FAT!
I am here rooting for you girl! You can so do this.
love,
The Lifestylista
xox
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