Be warned - This is not your average diet article

Have you ever been on a diet?  Have you ever succeeded and then rewarded yourself with food for the weight lost?  Are you one of those people that eats because you're happy? then eats because you're sad? then eats because you think ... ah well, who cares anyway? Do you reach for that chocolate bar and just can't put it down until it's all gone? Yes?

Well, hello, I'm very pleased to meet you, let's shake hands .... welcome to the club!!!

I think I have tried just about every diet there ever has been and will probably go on trying every diet there ever will be BUT ... and here comes the big BUT .... sadly for me and you .... they will never work... yep .... you heard me ... none of them will ever work.

Since I have been studying holistic therapies I am realising more and more that for something to change in our life, whether it be our job status or wanting a new house or just plain old wanting to lose weight,  first we have to change our behavioural patterns.  We have to change mentally before we can begin to change physically.  Every change in our lives starts from the inside out.

Think about it ... if you really wanted an executive job and had to go for an interview, you would be thinking executive and you would, therefore, dress executive, wouldn't you?  You definately wouldn't go in jeans to the interview, so you see, your internal mentality has changed your external appearance to fit the role you want to take on.  

So, the answer to weight loss is simple .... we need to change our mentality.  Simple to say, a lot less simple to do, I know, believe me, I really do know.  Just like I, also, know that we are our own worst enemies when it comes to changing our mentality, especially with regards to weight loss.  We come up with all the excuses under the sun.  

"Ah well .... I'll start tomorrow because I need to finish what's in the fridge"
"Today's not a good day, I am feeling a little low and need the sugar"
"I already have enough problems in my life, I couldn't handle the pressure of a diet as well right now"

The list could go on forever.... I know ... I invented them!!!  The problem is that we keep going up in dress sizes and ignoring it until one day nothing fits, we refuse to look anymore in the mirror and, guess what?, we eat more as a result of feeling unhappy about the way we look to comfort ourselves.  It's like a vicious circle.  I guess if you're still reading you must agree with me so far.

Everyone is good at telling us we need to lose weight.  The media quite shamelessley throws at us that we're second class citizens if we are overweight and diet companies are making billions at our expense hoping that we will NEVER permanently lose weight.  In fact I am pretty sure that the Media, MacDonalds and the Diet companies are all owned by the same people!!!  I reckon their whole philosophy is based on: ....make them feel bad then they'll eat more but hey.... it's ok because we'll sell more diet products... 

It's amazing too, have you ever noticed how quickly new fangled diets appear and just as you're getting into it, BAM, the media give it bad press and, suddenly, it's no good for you because you could put your heart in danger, or your liver or kidneys or whatever could be at risk?  Now, let me ask you ... does that help you at all? Does it really give you the moral support you need, or do you just shrivel up into despair and .... oh yes .... reach for the food .... Yep .... I hear you loud and clear ... Me too!!!

Do you know what the worst thing is about people like you and me?  The one thing that is underrated and overlooked by our fellow critics? 

That  we actually, probably, know more about food, calorie intake, low fat products, dieting and best exercising techniques than any average naturally, lucky, slim person, like the girl in the picture!!!  If you're nodding your head right now, agreeing with me, you know just where I'm coming from.  We've read all the books, we've got the video workouts and the gym memberships, we've tried all the diets out there and chances are we've got a whole collection on eating right!!!