Oh boy, it's that time of the year again. The one where I'm ready to run to Weight Watchers because I'm thinking this time will be different. This time I'll lose the weight. This time... Instead of listening to my body, figuring out what it needs (and doesn't need) and figuring out why I eat the way I do, I want someone to second guess me. To tell me what to do, what to eat, how much to eat, etc. Really??
Why don't I trust my own body and mind to have the right answers? I mean, our bodies aren't wrong, are they? They may be turned down or tuned out from being ignored and treated so badly, but they are not wrong. We are naturally programmed to know when we are hungry, what we want and how much we want when we are children. At some point, for many of us, things go horribly wrong and we end up on diets - eating peaches and cottage cheese for lunch while our classmates scarf down pizza and cookies. It's no wonder we hate our lives, if that is what life it. We are waiting to be our classmates - to be able to eat a piece or two of pizza and not feel guilty about it or not have to run 3 miles in the morning to make up for it.
Our hunger is only hunger. Food is only food. If you use food for what it truly is, we will never be heavy because food is nourishment for our bodies and our bodies are aware of how much nourishment they need.
So for this week at least, I am putting WW on hold -even thought theyare offering some great deals right now. For me, for now, I'm going to trust my body to what is right.
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