Thanksgiving and Christmas are the most glorious festive food days of the year. Dressing! And pie! Whipped Cream! Oh, YEAH! Another helping won’t hurt! Really? Sure, that one more little helping is between you and your maker, but do you want to see him now or later? Do you want to go with or without the cranberry sauce?
This really isn’t a joke. It is your life. I know, we have all winter to be back on the diet so we can wear the new spring fashions. Yeah. Spring fashions? Really? Take a deep breath and think for one minute on why you diet. You want to look good. You want to feel good. You want to meet someone, or go somewhere. You want a different life style. Or maybe you just want to live a little longer. A few years ago they said the average American was overweight. Now they say about 35 % of the population is obese. Obese. That’s a big life style change. If you are on a diet, then you are on a diet. Don’t be that silly person that says you can go off for today, or tomorrow and back on the next day. Think about what happens at Thanksgiving dinner. Don’t be that silly person that says that it won’t matter because the diet doesn’t work anyway because that’s why they don’t work!!! Your diet has to become your lifestyle. Look on the TV. You see the people that actually went on a diet and created a whole new lifestyle for themselves.
Life style. Two simple words, but when put together, they mean a whole lot more. The first one is life and if you’re overweight and don’t change it, life may be good, but it will be shorter. If you’re okay with being fat then it’s cool, stay that way. Did you know that every ten pounds of weight you carry increases pressure on your knees by forty pounds? But that’s okay, because it’s your body. If you find the craving for food to be overpowering, then eat. Taste, savor, enjoy. Just don’t consume. Here’s a great example: I was at a party and handed a really exquisite chocolate to a lady that has gone from 280 down to 140. She bit off half of it, delighted in the flavor, cherished the taste, and discarded the rest. She has changed her life from the person that would just eat and eat and eat to the person that tastes and cherishes the flavor, but doesn’t consume.
The second word is style. How about clothes that don’t have an X or W in the size? Would that be great? If you’re tired of wearing potato sacks, then stay away from the potatoes. Completely. I knowabout the nutrients in the skin, but have you ever peeled them and just eaten the skins, PLAIN? Style in a car? Sports cars are like shoes. You have to be able to get into them to wear them. A big sedan is comfortable? C’mon! We all know you need the room to get in and out. Who are we kidding? You diet for your own reasons, but you need to stick to it. Everyday. Your style has to be the person you want to be, not who you’ve stuck yourself with. You are not bound by mistakes. Change! Life style is when thin people invite you for dinner. Life style is knowing that there won’t be an extra turkey because you are coming, and you don’t hear “We cook extra because we like leftovers.” Life style is running down the beach, parasailing, volleyball, and stuff like that.
The problem is, lifestyle is a total concept. Holiday dinner? Friends, family, and food. Thanksgiving. The lady at the party that lost 140 pounds didn’t just skip a meal now and then. She changed her life. Her life is no longer about staying on a diet. Today she eats right and exercises, and is the thin person that she used to have deep inside. She no longer binges on food. She enjoys the holidays as social gatherings with warmth and camaraderie. Yiu can, too.
Losing the weight has to be your choice, but what a great choice it is. Set goals and grow into those goals, not the next dress size. Become a hero to yourself.
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