Diets are a freaking waste of time!

stit60

emilykc822 wrote: »

Whhhhyyyyy do I diet? Because I wanted quick results, but did I ever stop to think of lasting results. I used to think that the diet would help me lose weight (sometime it did and sometimes it didnt). When it did I felt confidENT until life became real again and I couldn't stick with the DIET for life. For over 12 years I have dieted and I'm done! Done! Done! All diets have brought me is extreme GUILT! made me feel like a failure, sad and total misery. I have not failed, my diet failed me.

I'm tired of wasting time and feeling guilty if I eat a slice of pizza or eat ice cream on a rare occasion. I'm going to track calories. I may not be totally perfect at it, but change takes time. I'm going to work on cutting down portion sizes while still enjoying the things I like.

Here's to a newer, happier me!

Good for you!!! Smart girl!!

Christine_72

fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »

Christine_72 wrote: »

Traveler120 wrote: »

emilykc822 wrote: »

Whhhhyyyyy do I diet? Because I wanted quick results, but did I ever stop to think of lasting results. I used to think that the diet would help me lose weight (sometime it did and sometimes it didnt). When it did I felt confidENT until life became real again and I couldn't stick with the DIET for life. For over 12 years I have dieted and I'm done! Done! Done! All diets have brought me is extreme GUILT! made me feel like a failure, sad and total misery. I have not failed, my diet failed me.

I'm tired of wasting time and feeling guilty if I eat a slice of pizza or eat ice cream on a rare occasion. I'm going to track calories. I may not be totally perfect at it, but change takes time. I'm going to work on cutting down portion sizes while still enjoying the things I like.

Here's to a newer, happier me!

LOL. What makes you think tracking calories and cutting portion sizes is anything other than dieting?

Definition: Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated and supervised fashion to decrease, maintain, or increase body weight. In other words, it is conscious control or restriction of the diet.

So yeah, you're still dieting.

Yep, if I'm eating in a deficit eg not my maintenance calories, then I'm on a diet.

Even eating to maintain, is really still practicing a diet. You are not eating mindlessly, right? Doesn't have to be deficit, in my view.

Very true. Calories will ALWAYS be in the forefront of my mind. The days of eating what (or how much) i want whenever i want, or intuitive eating are long gone This worked fine when i was younger, but not anymore.