Diets can be repetitively boring, they are usually expensive and are very often unhealthy and simply not good for your body or your mind. I simply don’t believe that you should ever do diets and here’s why.
For many people, society has created a paranoia about food and weight loss, it has become a way of life. However much we study and read on the subject, we still feel guilty for treating ourselves to the occasional bowl of chips, and, being honest, how often do we deny ourselves those other treats that we feel we have worked for, or deserved for whatever reason?
Sweets, cake, chocolate and any other tasty treats are frequently followed by an enormous feeling of guilt. And seriously, where’s the fun in that?
People are continually losing and then regaining the lbs, after usually being advised by a so called do gooder friend, a magazine or book, or driven into panic dieting, for some impending wedding or holiday, all of which simply puts the fear of god in them if something isn’t done about it.
society is bombarded by info about the super ‘new diet’ that tells you that its a simple, yet quick way to achieve your ideal weight. But it’s almost always bad for the body, brain and self esteem.
By trying to lose weight as a reaction to these so called wonder diets and images of perfect bodies, we are accepting the world as a place where being thin confers privilege, where loathing our bodies is therefore somehow appropriate, and thats wrong!
Diets – they simply don’t work in the long term and are known to do more harm than good. Numerous recent scientific studies have revealed the extent of the damage they cause, both physical and psychological.
In fact, within five years two thirds of dieters put more weight on than they had lost. Crash diets don’t work – it’s that simple.
Biologists have long held that when we deny ourselves for any period of time, our bodies react by clinging on to fat cells when we revert to our previous diet, which start the weight gain immediately, so is it any wonder we have to consign the new smaller outfits back to the wardrobe ?
Its not just the body that goes into crisis mode and triggers an emergency physical response to a lack of food, there is also the psychological effects too. When dieters go back to normal eating, they feel hungrier and more preoccupied with food than before.
Diets can be very rigid and socially isolating, there’s nothing worse than refusing a night put because the temptation will be too much!
Healthy eating is best and it isn’t about banning foods, its about doing things in moderation.
Stopping yourself reaching for the biscuits the minute you come off the restrictive diet often proves to be a fight that simply cannot be won, and after all the denial, the emotional response is usually to fill the shopping basket full of all those lovely ‘naughty’ foods once more.
With these physical and psychological factors working against us, it’s not surprising the majority of dieters are unable to keep weight off
Put simply the quick fix diet such as the Dukan, the Atkins or whichever other diet is on the market will not turn us into supermodels in a matter of weeks, but is more than likely to create, if not already created, another yo-yo dieter, loved by ‘weight watcher’ and others who happily welcome back their clients year in year out.
Healthy eating is best and it isn’t about banning foods, it’s about how often you eat, and the quantities you eat.
Group or individual support and small lifestyle changes help immensely and of course, changes in our psychological attitude towards overeating too.
The solution
A clear focused mind with positive goals and outcomes that are designed for life and not just the upcoming wedding/holiday etc
Positive Support from a group or individual
Avoiding processed and sugary foods, and eating natural instead .
Eating three meals a day, and remember that there is nothing wrong with the occasional treat. Moderation is the key..
Regular physical activity is a good thing, but started gently and built gradually.
Creating the correct mindset to make the positive changes
Weight loss hypnotherapy
Weight loss hypnotherapy creates the correct mindset as it deals with the emotional and physical triggers that cause overeating.
First an in depth and personal profile is created based on the clients past history relating to food.
Based on these observations and in the relaxed state known as hypnosis, the hypnotherapist communicate directly with the client’s unconscious mind, changing damaging and inhibiting habits to positive and healthy new habits.
This is why it is so quick and easy to change habits of a lifetime with hypnosis
As research against modern diets increase, it is time to listen and return to a balanced way of eating and living centred around health and mental well being. No complex regimes. No celebrity endorsements. Just common sense. and a little help goes a long way
Howard Smith Dip H Napch