Diet is a 4 Letter Word

Have you ever looked in the mirror after showering and thought to yourself, wow I really want to try and lose some weight. You may want to lose weight for some special event like a wedding, for health reasons and of course the reason we all want to lose weight, so we look better naked. What ever your reason for wanting to lose weight you decided that you wanted to diet. AHHHHHHH that 4 letter word that we all hate. DIET! The word diet has obtained negative connotations which bring negative emotions.

I can't think of the last time I heard someone say, "Damn I can't wait to start my diet this week, it's going to be great!" Sorry but that just doesn't happen. Most of the time we think of dieting as limitations on what we can eat. Majority of us have no clue on how to properly diet so we turn to the dreaded fad diets like Atkins and the South Beach Diet. They're easy, they give us a strict format that we can follow, eat this and this and stay away from that and that.

And that is where the problem comes in, nobody likes being told you can't do something or you can't have something. We're all adults here, we have been since we were 15 and decided that our parents were clueless and we knew better than they did (only to find out that they were right, CRAP!).

We start the diet plan and might even stick to it for a while, but then the cravings kick in. MMM pizza, chocolate, hot wings, burgers...you get the point. That is when we break and give in and tell that diet to take a hike. Diet food is so boring and flavorless, I want real food damn it!

You can eat healthy, lose weight and enjoy great food. There is no need to diet if you want to lose weight. As a matter of fact take that word out of your vocabulary. We do not diet, we make smart healthy food choices, eat proper portions and most importantly we become healthier. 

If you think of your weight loss goals as a lifestyle change rather than a diet your possibility of success increases dramatically. Don't think of it as a diet, but rather providing your body with the nutrients and fuel it needs. We all take care of our cars and homes, but how many of us take care of our body? No way your using inferior products in your 1971 Chevelle, but yet you will stop and McDonald's on the way home from work and...actually eat it! You can always buy a new car if it breaks down, but you can never buy a new body once it starts to break down, so take care of it now while you still can.

This is my first of many blog entries. I hope you enjoyed it because they will only continue to get better, more educational and will teach, guide and motivate you on your journey to a successful transition into a healthier lifestyle. Till next time.