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Tip of the Week: The Missing Ingredient for a Perfect Diet

Do you feel like your diet and exercise plan has to be brutal to work? Have you heard the hosts of The Biggest Loser yelling at the contestants and thought if you had someone to stay on your back with the same force, surely you'd succeed? Do you always chastise yourself for your lack of discipline, willpower, and strength? If so, keep reading. What you really need to lose weight might not be what you thought.

It was astonishing to watch a clip of Bob Harper from The Biggest Loser. He yelled and cursed at the contestants. This couldn't possibly be the answer. Sure, out of fear, people might submit and lose weight for a little while. But what happens after they go home. Most people already have a harsh critic in their head screaming at them about their weight. The last thing they need is someone outside their head screaming, too. The missing ingredient for a perfect diet is: GENTLENESS. Look for ways that you can me more gentle with yourself. Help cultivate a voice in your head that sounds like this: "Sweetheart, I know you think that sticky bun will make the pain go away, but it will only make you feel worse." Or, "Darling, you deserve so much more than the comfort of food." When you are gentle you begin to see sticking to a sensible diet, not as deprivation, but as an everyday way that you can love yourself. Shrink Yourself helps you talk back to the harsh voices inside your head and out so you can lovingly lose the weight.


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6 Comments In the order they were posted.

Libby said...

This is so true! I realise now that the times in my life that I have lost weight have been the times when I have not only had perspective but times when I have spoken to myself in love not loathing. Thank you so much for this excellent tip. Something just clicked for me :D

Denise said...

Agreed. I don't know about you, but if someone "tells" me I "have" to do something, I tend to dig my heels in and show them just how far they're going to get with that approach. Because of Shrink Yourself, I've been learning to be gentle and kind with myself. I don't have to be perfect and it's not a do it all or do nothing approach.

Cheryl said...

...Or if there is someone who tells me "You shouldn't have that" or "You can NOT eat that on this diet" it just makes me want it MORE... Kind of reverse psychology...gentleness...definitely the best approach....there are so many eating disorders out there based on 'do this', 'don't do that', 'bad food', 'good food', 'perfect', 'good day', 'bad day', ENOUGH with the labels ...and the lame stream media does nothing but perpetuate the epidemic of eating disorders and obesity. Oh, how this frustrates me on such a personal level and I look around at friends through the years and feel their frustrations as well....sorry about the blabbles....but this tip has obviously stirred the pot for me!! :

Andrea Hawkrigg said...

I agree with what you are saying about the show Biggest Loser. It really does come across as you have to work out for 8 hours a day to lose a pound. But we have to remember, these people are on a time line and there is money involved. In support of Bob Harper, I am currently reading his book, "Are You Ready!" and it is a very kind, gentle approach and is one of the first books I've read that they deal with the emotional aspects of overeating and how to forgive yourself, love yourself, and trust yourself. I find him to be a very, very kind man. The show is not a true portrayal of how wonderful he really is.

andrea said...

In addition to my above comment, his book also teaches you that even making simple, daily changes will take the weight off. I encourage anyone to have a look at the book.

Michelle said...

Yes, you're right about the Biggest Loser, Andrea. We also have to keep in mind that it's television and drama makes it exciting to watch. I used that example in the tip because I think that image of yelling as motivation, is something that many of us do inside our own heads. It was just a visual to make a point. I do agree with you that Bob Harper is very positive in many ways and does consider the emotional aspect of overeating.

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Tip of the Week: The Missing Ingredient for a Perfect Diet

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