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We all chose freely to be on Ideal Protein. At some point, each of us said to him/herself "I want to lose weight/lower blood cholesterol/ eliminate or reduce my Type II diabetes / etc. and I'm going to give Ideal Protein a go to reach that goal."
There are so many temptations and distractions in the world to pull us off track. We don't even have to look outside ourselves; old habits, cravings, emotions can be seductive. There's always that thought, "Oh one xxx won't hurt." And, while some/many people in our lives are supportive and encouraging of our efforts, some of us deal with people who either intentionally or forgetfully offer us foods that don't support our goals or say things that we find unsupportive.
Many thoughts, habits and people tell us we can't or we shouldn't take a stand for our health. "I'm not good enough." "I'll do it after ..." "I can't ask for that." "They'll think I'm weird/compulsive/a nutcase..." "I can't spend that money on me. I should be able to do this on my own." "I'm weak and I always go off a diet at some point before reaching my goal, usually for months and years." and those are just some of the things we say to ourselves. By the way, none of those statements are true about me, even though I say them to myself, and they, or whatever your version of them is, are not true about YOU!
Somebody has to counter the environment (mental, social and physical) that we've each created that got us here, to an internet forum called 3 FAT chicks. That's where this board comes in. The people on this board know that making this program work is challenging. They do know that there are times when it's really hard.
The information, advice and cheer-leading are about supporting the commitment you made to yourself in a moment where you saw something different was possible for your health and your body. Eating something off program isn't wrong; it's just that it doesn't support what you really, truly, deeply want.
Thank you for stating so well what I was thinking. I believe part of this journey is finding out the type of person you want to be, and how to get there. Originally Posted by I'm svelting!
I think it's been wonderful that we've been beating a drum here about sticking with the program. And, though I don't see it this way, it may occur to some as tending toward the higher end of a "Don't cheat ever" zealotry scale. If you're seeing the "don't cheat" advice this way, I invite you to look at it differently:We all chose freely to be on Ideal Protein. At some point, each of us said to him/herself "I want to lose weight/lower blood cholesterol/ eliminate or reduce my Type II diabetes / etc. and I'm going to give Ideal Protein a go to reach that goal."
There are so many temptations and distractions in the world to pull us off track. We don't even have to look outside ourselves; old habits, cravings, emotions can be seductive. There's always that thought, "Oh one xxx won't hurt." And, while some/many people in our lives are supportive and encouraging of our efforts, some of us deal with people who either intentionally or forgetfully offer us foods that don't support our goals or say things that we find unsupportive.
Many thoughts, habits and people tell us we can't or we shouldn't take a stand for our health. "I'm not good enough." "I'll do it after ..." "I can't ask for that." "They'll think I'm weird/compulsive/a nutcase..." "I can't spend that money on me. I should be able to do this on my own." "I'm weak and I always go off a diet at some point before reaching my goal, usually for months and years." and those are just some of the things we say to ourselves. By the way, none of those statements are true about me, even though I say them to myself, and they, or whatever your version of them is, are not true about YOU!
Somebody has to counter the environment (mental, social and physical) that we've each created that got us here, to an internet forum called 3 FAT chicks. That's where this board comes in. The people on this board know that making this program work is challenging. They do know that there are times when it's really hard.
The information, advice and cheer-leading are about supporting the commitment you made to yourself in a moment where you saw something different was possible for your health and your body. Eating something off program isn't wrong; it's just that it doesn't support what you really, truly, deeply want.
For me, my biggest crutch was white wine. Somehow I had it in my head that have 2-3 glasses every evening was the ONLY way I could wind down after a long day. Now I've gone over a week with not a drop, and I feel great.
I love wine, and I don't believe I'll ever give it up entirely. But deep down inside I knew that I wanted to be the person that just had a glass occasionally - not every night. This diet is helping me become that person.