Could you Handle This?
When it comes to weight loss and fitness it’s not new information or a dynamic breakthrough we need. There’s a bottom line to losing weight and getting fit. It includes eating healthy, less processed food in smaller portions. Of course, exercise is another part of the equation. What will benefit us most is a continuing flow of new incentives, and fresh motivation; plus a little chocolate every once in while.
I would be thrilled to have a wonderful new and effective formula or method to help the masses melt the pounds. And who’s to say that one day that might not happen, but for now it is what it is. So we rehash, and rehash, and rehash the same weight loss information. For some it only needs to be heard once. For others, it may be the 572 nd time that makes it click.
he shelves are loaded with “diet” books; and most authors try to put their own slant to the rehashed information. I read a lot of those books and sometimes the slants astound me. Some advice is so far off of what’s real that its’ no wonder most diets don’t work. For instance check out this list of foods one book says we absolutely have to avoid in order to lose weight and keep it off.
- Pork, beef, poultry, shellfish
- Dairy products, eggs
- Sugar and artificial sweeteners
- Peanuts, corn, any type of rice
- Yeast- which means no alcohol, bread or baked goods
- Fermented and malted foods: soy sauce, vinegar, mayo, olives, pickles, mustard, catsup, salad dressings
- Caffeine, coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks
- Mushrooms, pineapples, apples, oranges, bananas, strawberries, watermelon, orange and apple juice
What’s left to eat? This eating plan has fad written all over it. Another one says the way to true and lasting weight loss is to give up bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Ok that sounds familiar but how long can you go before you’re diving headlong into a loaf of bread. All or nothing rarely works forever. We could all muster up enough determination to give up these things for a few weeks, but that’s not long lasting is it?
What’s missing is common sense, real world solutions. There’s no reason to give up an entire food group or all your favorite foods. The key to effective and permanent weight loss is inclusion and moderation. If you know your favorite foods are part of your plan you’re apt to be motivated to continue. Once you start seeing results that’s further motivation. Before you know it the weight is over and you’re living a healthier life having made peace with food and your body. That’s real world and that’s how you make changes.
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