Tacky weight loss commercials are my favorite… and this one is particularly great, “Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?” followed by a newly slim and extra-happy cookie-eater exclaiming, “I stole a cookie from the cookie jar… and lost 115 pounds!” Love it; so kitschy.
I’m sure you already know that I am extremely skeptical of diets. I struggled for many years with my own nutrition and eating. I tried most of the popular diets but saw no results. In fact, every year I gained another ten or so pounds. Defeated and frustrated, I finally raised the white flag to all the gadgets, programs, products and promises that had never followed through for me.
It was this surrender that helped me to look differently at my food. My nutrition transformation was then ignited through yoga, holding a commitment to practice self-acceptance and positive self-talk and reading some amazing books like Serving Fire by Anne Scott and Diet For a New America by John Robbins. I began to learn that food was not my enemy, it is not “good” or “bad.” Realizations like these transformed my mind and body in less than one year– I was suddenly down 40 pounds and actually enjoyed the journey.
Sorry, a bit of a tangent, but I think this is what’s missing in much of our nutrition today. We get so caught up in labeling our foods (good and bad) and then attaching emotional consequences to them (guilt, pride, defeat, failure, success). What a stressful way to spend such a large chunk of our lives.
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