Our topic today is about just saying no to starting any new diets. I don’t know about you, but I remember being so frustrated and thinking something was wrong with me vs. something wrong with the lastest fad diet I was trying.

Or worse, continuing to do the same thing and going back to deprivation and hunger because it was the only thing that moves the needle on the scale even though it felt terrible.

I honestly did not know that low fat, 6 small meals a day was no longer the suggested way to lose weight. There was keto, high protein, and paleo; but I was just done with it all. It seemed like nothing worked for long.

When I joined my coaching program that suggested less sugar, breads, pastas, and eating less often with no snacking; I thought; here we go again, one more thing I won’t be able to stick to.

But the science behind it made sense and I felt good doing it only halfway. It was also based on a Mediterranean diet which is backed by science as a healthy way of eating.

Now, let’s get real about the deprivation part. I did feel a little deprived when others were eating chips or snacks or my favorite cookies; but there was another part of me that knew that I had already eaten plenty of that type of food in my lifetime and I didn’t need any more. It probably was not as good as I remembered anyway.

These are some of the thoughts I would tell myself to not be tempted to eat the snack. I did not feel very deprived because I ate my favorite food once a week. So, if I was having a craving for something, I could plan it and have it as a joy eat. I eliminated eating food in the moment in response to a knee-jerk craving.

How did I do that? By planning my food in advance and being aware of how my brain worked and how it was normal to want to eat a specific food that was my favorite; but I was able to delay gratification for my long-term goal. I was able to do that because I was not eating a lot of sugar or other processed foods which greatly increase desire and cravings.

Take a listen for more on my exact process.

Learn how I went from feeling hungry and deprived all the time to feeling in control around food.

What are you willing to do to improve your health and feel great in your body? If you don’t know where to start, I can help. Get on a weight loss strategy call with me: https://chatwithwendy.as.me/

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