DIETING SUCKS! Eat Anything & Lose Weight

Constant dieting is boring and can actually change ones attitude completely, to where they are uptight and judgmental of what everyone else is eating. Dieting can also be rewardingly enjoyable depending on the dieter's motivation levels and the type of shape they are in. For many bodybuilders, feelings of hunger equate with physical triumph as they edge closer to achieving sublime conditioning. I think dieting is important to some extent an week period once a year for instance. However, trying to maintain a high level of conditioning over the long term, through dieting, can be the ultimate act of deprivation - depending on how disciplined one is.

Eating well year-round, and staying within striking distance of competition shape, is a way better alternative to staying on a strict diet. This way, dieting can be done over a shorter period come pre-contest time. I love to ogle the dessert trays, wine list, pastry cases and even the cheese isle at the grocery store! It must be some sort of missed placed torture! So this sets us up for more severe cravings that adds stress on top of being so strict with yourself and trying to exercise in an energy reduced state.

Also, when we are eating a hypocaloric diet, it seems like we lack energy for everyday things that can be very frustrating at times. Finally the last thing that I think sucks about dieting that comes after the diet, is getting used to eating normally again and seeing your bodyfat go up. A lot of people have trouble after getting so lean and getting into contest shape learning that they can't stay this way year round and giving up their hard earned leanness. Everyone really knows what they shouldn't eat, but they do it anyway.

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So the key is motivation, not to go on some weird starvation diet, but to eat good, nutrient-dense foods! All that depriving of myself of the foods I want to eat for one lousy inch off my waist Eat what you want and just do more cardio Food makes the body good! You're hungry all the time and you're eating constantly, it just doesn't add up.

Universal Nutrition and Animalpak. Training Contests Why Dieting Sucks! Animal August 21, So, instead, here are 10 behaviours and habits that you can actually sustain long term and can help contribute to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. You may still need help determining what your individual needs and portions are which a Registered Dietitian can help you with.

However, here are some things to consider doing if not already. While this may seem like a lot of things to do, pick one to work on for a few weeks and rock it until it becomes a habit! Then move on to another. Are you an athlete? Your email address will not be published. Slow down at mealtime. Rushing through meals is something I see all too often but it is a major contributor to overeating. Eating quickly without giving your meal a second thought has become the norm, but its so important to try to slow down and dedicate time to just eating.

Eating at a table without distractions will allow you to pay attention to the amount of food you are eating, be in tune with your hunger cues and your level of satiety fullness as the meal goes on. Additionally, its helps you to be fully present and savour your meal. It takes about 20min for the brain to get the signal that you are full. So how can we actually slow down at meal time? Here are some tips: Put away your phone, turn off the TV and computer. There are many times we may grab something to eat without a second thought. I am now officially done with diets?

I focus on overall wellness and still make sure to get plenty of food. I wish the same for you, too! Thanks for sharing your awesome story. Dieting and weight loss are often overrated. Those who manufacture weight loss drugs and those who supply genetically modified food promote concepts like size zero. And it is not about getting slimmer or skinny. It is about being fit and beautiful from the inside out. Above all, we should be happy with our body.

How strange to read this today. Yesterday I decided to be happy with my body the way it is. The tension of having to lose 20 pounds which my MD wants me to do ASAP and has been nagging me to do for the past year has been horrible. I diet for week or so and then binge. My whole life revolves around food, no food, and my body. Well, I am beautiful — and fat. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

You are my Spirit Animal! Thank you for this wonderful post! Thank you so much for posting this, it is so encouraging. When you say you maintained your weight within about 5lbs,, did you gain any weight when you stopped dieting and restricting? First, big hugs to you!

I had already gained weight earlier in my journey. At the time I was rebounding from a very unsustainable weight loss. Then I was yo-yo dieting to try to get back to that weight with no success. So it kind of depends on where you start. Hi again Elizabeth and thanks so much for replying. It was really going well for 3 weeks no binges! They were more mood realted eating and binging comes as a habit to me after years of this destructive pattern and I messed up bad.

My weight in those three weeks was pretty steady. Do I just start over tomorrow as if nothing happened? Did you have any set backs after you started not dieting anymore? I mean did you binge or overeat at times or did the binges stop cold turkey? Hi Kelly, thanks so much for sharing your experience.

Ups and downs are completely normal and will always happen. Life is full of seasons that affect how we feel and how we eat. Every day is a new day, and you can never expect perfection. Eating well and caring for ourselves is a flow that will come more natural to you with more time.

Wow—what a great article.

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Your story was a true inspiration. It was a long journey and not a perfect one by far. You know, any step in the right direction is meaningful. Woo this is inspiring. I am conscious about my weight for my whole life. Unfortunately, I have depression and I have to take this anti-depression which will makes me fat one of the common side effect , I gained 7 kg. And my face is chubbier. So I decided to go gluten free, and increase my yoga routine.

But I am not losing weight. I even eat raw hot chillies so ease my hunger. I am so tire of this. I feel better after reading your article. So glad you liked this post. It is really exhausting to always be stressed about food!

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I know the feeling well. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be a struggle, and the ideal routine seems to change all the time. Yet physical well-being plays an undeniably important role in our daily lives. In many ways, our mental health impacts our ability to be physically healthy, and vice versa. The term diet is almost criminally misused today, as it has been since its beginning in modern language. Be it Atkins, Paleo, no carb, lo carb, high fat, keto, whatever, a diet simply means the kinds of food that a human eats on a habitual basis.

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Being in the know about how food and most importantly the quantity and type of food you eat affects your body is so important, yet very few people seem to know about it. So glad you enjoyed the post, Menna! They were packed away and I forgot about them. Then, last year I found them and tried them on.

Your message is so very important to get out there. This article is exactly what I needed to read. I went through recovery years ago where I allowed myself to eat whatever I wanted. Gained weight, became unhealthy and started another cycle of restriction.

Last year, I ate intuitively, or so I thought. As soon as I started thinking about it, the obsessive thoughts came back and just like that, all the weight came on. Recently, my endometriosis symptoms came back. I tried to find a natural way to cure it diet change and went on a tangent eliminating everything. Weight came off then right back on just this past month , symptoms remained. Last month I came to the decision to just stop dieting.

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No cutting out food groups, just eat 3 meals a day for now to get my body on track. A rather new concept to me. I can completely relate to the quick onslaught of obsessive thoughts!