Exercises to Relieve a Diet Food Guilt Trip
Eating Extreme Cuisine Does Not Make You Lose Weight
Sep 21, 2006
When you get that diet food guilt trip from eating something labeled "bad," don't eat extreme cuisine in hopes that you'll lose weight.
Read the accompanying Diet Food is Seen as Good vs. Bad article.
Here are some exercises to help get rid of the diet food guilt trip. It’s not healthy to get on the extreme cuisine bandwagon just because you want to lose weight and label all food as good vs. bad.
- Re-evaluating what you believe and feel about certain foods is important. Do Nanaimo bars make you feel guilty whenever you eat them because of a memory they conjure up from childhood? Do strawberry Popsicles remind you of that first date you went on with a special someone? Write them all down and discover which foods trigger specific feelings and which are merely neutral. This will help you determine why you crave certain foods and encourage you to deal with those other issues, which are not really about food itself.
- Get out those unused cookbooks and start creating dishes that you not only love, but that make your body feel good
- Listen to what your body has to say- we tend to forget how intelligent it is- and stop paying so much attention to the latest weight loss crazes in the media. You know when and what you need to feel good intuitively, so listen!
- If you feel guilty after eating something or don't want to try something because you'll feel guilty, figure out why. Food is innocent and doesn't create guilt unless it's wrapped in your emotional baggage
And most importantly, do whatever works for you!
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