Why is it that 80 percent of the time people gain back all of the weight they dieted off? Just like a rubber band, when you are pulled very strongly in one direction, you will explode in the opposite direction. Dieting requires a lot of restriction. It’s a constant pressure keg. One slip-up or deviation from the rules will trigger that explosive response of uncontrolled and uncontrollable eating.
So, what is the solution? What if we didn’t pull so hard toward restriction? What if we eased up on ourselves, giving permission to enjoy the universe of good things to eat, not just diet foods? Without a strong pull in the direction of restricting, there is no need to worry about the rebound and the resulting loss of control. But how?
“Without a strong pull in the direction of restricting, there is no need to worry about the rebound and the resulting loss of control.”
Before I answer, here are a few more questions. Do you know how to eat outside of your diet plan? How to choose foods you really want and enjoy them without worry or guilt? Unfortunately, dieting does not reinforce these skills, nor does it provide permission to simply eat. However, when no food is off limits, the rich and powerful foods you’ve been avoiding kind of lose their allure. What if all foods were, literally and figuratively, on the table?
Dieters are good scientists and deep-down they know that one meal or one dessert will have zero impact on their weight. Adhering to good nutritional habits most of the time and taking a foray into the world of fun foods from time-to-time will relax that rubber band reaction to a world of formerly “forbidden foods.” How about this: no food is off limits when good nutrition is the ultimate goal. Loosen up. I guarantee that you’ll be perfectly safe.
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