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Someone suggested I look at the Whole 30 diet, and I went to their website. It's a spin-off of the Paleo Diet with some modifications, but aside from that, I must share my very favorite thing about it, and that is this quote from their front page:
Don’t even consider the possibility of a “slip.” Unless you physically tripped and your face landed in a box of doughnuts, there is no “slip.” You make a choice to eat something unhealthy. It is always a choice, so do not phrase it as if you had an accident. Commit to the program 100% for the full 30 days. Don’t give yourself an excuse to fail before you’ve even started.
You never, ever, ever have to eat anything you don’t want to eat. You’re all big boys and girls. Toughen up. Learn to say no (or make your mom proud and say, “No, thank you”). Learn to stick up for yourself. Just because it’s your sister’s birthday, or your best friend’s wedding, or your company picnic does not mean you have to eat anything. It’s always a choice, and we would hope that you stopped succumbing to peer pressure in 7th grade.
It's at whole30.com and whether or not I ever decide to try this program, I love, love, love their philosophy. Their program is for 30 days. I choose to make my changes for the rest of my life, but I do love their NO EXCEPTIONS attitude.
I have some very close friends here with whom I've had some heated debates. "It's my daughter's birthday - I HAVE to have cake," they might say. "No, you don't," I might answer back, you CHOOSE to have cake.". And to date, I've not seen anyone else stick up for me until now. Thank you, Whole 30!
And I'm not trying to tout the idea that you should stop living life or having fun. But if I made a commitment to my own health, and if I have a goal to lose X amount by a certain date, then I'm just asking myself to stick to my own goal and do it. After all, didn't all those prior birthday cakes get me into this mess in the first place? And how many more birthdays will there be in the future? Will missing one or two really kill me? That's all I'm saying. Something has to go. If it didn't, we could just all have whatever we wanted all the time and live in the land of the happy, nice, fat people.
For me, however, sticking to my plan just hasn't worked as planned. I did drop a few pounds, but I don't know how much because I'm not weighing in as obsessively as before. I'll check in at some point. But I'm taking a more "it is what it is" attitude. Meanwhile, I'm not cheating, I'm not stressing and I'm happier.
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Lunch: Bacon (Cured, Pan-Fried, Cooked), Fried Egg, Thomas' Original English Muffins, Denny's Hash Browns. Diner: Campbell's Tomato Juice, Ready Pac Fruit Bowl, Turkey Breakfast Sausage, Cottage Cheese (Lowfat 2% Milkfat), Fried Egg, Thomas' Original English Muffins, Bacon (Cured, Pan-Fried, Cooked), Denny's Hash Browns. meer...
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I love that as that's what I believe! We do choose what goes in our mouths. I love the falling onto a donut with your mouth open!
27 jun 14 door lid: Kris AZ
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AND just because you don't have the cake doesn't mean you aren't celebrating! I've had my share of people go off on me about how I wasn't celebrating unless I ate the stupid, non-nutritional cake that I didn't want and I'm sick of it. Then there are people that will argue that I can lose weight by eating 1200 calories of HoHos. Yeah right. i choose health, my family has every obesity related disease there is. i've had a 20 year stint with bulimia. i'm done. Food is fuel not love! Yay!
27 jun 14 door lid: Kris AZ
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I like those because you do you choose to eat, you choose to work out, you choose to give in to your body's tiredness sometimes.
27 jun 14 door lid: wholefoodnut
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Such BS. It was my son's birthday. :D It's a great write up for sure. 30 day runs at it sound pretty good to me. 30 days... maintenance for a bit. 30 days... maintenance for a bit. That's pretty cool. I'm hoping to cut down here a few more and then it will be 'just over maintenance for 30 days... cut for a bit. 30 days... cut for a bit'. That sounds like fun! Way easier than bulk for 8 months, cut for 3. Augh!
27 jun 14 door lid: northernmusician
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Sounds good. I agree that philosophy is better than many others. Freedom (i.e, choice) implies responsibility and it is often difficult to admit the freedom when accepting that also means accepting the responsibility also. I think NM is right that 30 day intervals between maintenance periods sounds much easier and achievable (and enjoyable) than more prolonged modifications. Good luck!
28 jun 14 door lid: MrsTofu
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I think it would also help us have a stable outlook on the idea that maintenance calories (not ignoring what your eating) will not kill us and that we won't instantly gain back what we've lost.
28 jun 14 door lid: northernmusician
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3 AM augh! I've got to do something about this.
28 jun 14 door lid: northernmusician
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Draglist, I had to laugh that you actually had a name for what happened in the spring as your "Easter Episode". Making a conscious choice to do something knowing you'll pay for it later is an adult attitude and one I completely respect. I get frustrated when I see people go off track for one meal for whatever reason and then give up on the whole weekend as a result. You've done an amazing job lately and it's great to see what can be done, especially as you get close to the goal, which is supposed to be the hardest part. Bravo!
28 jun 14 door lid: mrsmole
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NM, I didn't even call you out an no one had to know it was you until you admitted it. LOL. I even changed the gender of your offspring to protect you, you big dope. Haha. I was only trying to point out that we make choices and if we choose to eat dirty carbs for our own reasons, then we need to own that. I just really liked the philosophy. I, for one, take a pleasure in saying no. It makes me feel strong and empowered. For so many years, I felt like a slave to certain foods and saying no, especially in front of other people, seems to be proof to me that I do own my own choices, even at a wedding or Halloween, or whatever. That's all I was trying to say. Thanks to those who chimed in.
28 jun 14 door lid: mrsmole
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it is nice to say this, true. It sounds good and empowering. But in reality the fact of the matter is that if you have a serious binge problem. It never feels like a choice nor like a slip. It feels more like a panic attack! Like a do or die situation. You don't ever make the choice to binge, you HAVE to. As long as you have the choice, you don't do it. But in my case there are times that i really don't have a choice. I go absolutely mental if at those times i do not get the things i crave. I admit to failure, and i admit that i can stop binging sooner then sometimes i do, but a true binge starting is not stopped by sheer willpower. I have however learned some techniques in the last two years that has stopped all binging but once a month. none of which has anything to do with willpower ;)
28 jun 14 door lid: puhpine
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Bill. I did as you said, though before the request hit the page. I got 'some' sleep. There is turmoil 600 miles away that I'm responsible to get sorted out. I can't get there for a couple more weeks and it's eating me up. I think I'm just stuck with it until I get down there and get it sorted out. :| @Mrsmole. Ha. I know "The names were changed to protect the guilty", but I have nothing to hide. I agree about the power to say no. Having this under control is helping me in other areas of my life. I'm keeping it. @Puhpine. I wouldn't have believed what you said if I hadn't gotten to know you. As best as I can, I factor in my trigger foods. I even figure out what has what in it so I can go 'off track' as many would say. It's my way of staying in calories. I think you'll find as time goes on that you will have more and more control over those things. Now that you're a 'keeper' you could also take your aggression out on the players on the other team, couldn't you? *smirk* Video please. "Football" as you are apt to say is an evil sport.
28 jun 14 door lid: northernmusician
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