Everyone who has ever dieted should read this

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  • Solar_Cat
    Solar_Cat Posts: 188 Member
    Good stuff!
    You see, no one ever taught Debra that just because she has a consistent thought; it doesn’t mean that thought is necessarily true. No one taught Debra to actively question her thoughts, as to whether they are helpful to her, or hurtful to her. No one ever taught Debra that if she didn’t learn to question a thought, then the thought would not only persist, but it would look for “proof’ that it is a correct thought to have. So Debra saw “proof” all around her that she wasn’t good enough; and that losing weight would “fix” her.

    You tend to believe your most consistent thoughts, especially if you never learn to challenge them and you just blindly accept them. And when you do, then just like Debra – you become a slave to these thoughts. You serve them, they don’t serve you!
    Here's to having the awareness and courage to question all our thoughts!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    The section on dieting for the wedding was interesting. I often see women on here frantically dieting for the wedding, and wonder if forever looking at those photos of a temporarily thinner self will cause them distress.

    Interesting piece. Thanks for posting it.
  • Yurippe
    Yurippe Posts: 850 Member
    Isn’t the definition of insanity to do the same things over and over and expect a different result, “this time?” How many more diets are you going to try while never addressing the mindset that drives you to try them?

    There are a ton of great quotes in that article.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    Nice. :smile:
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Well, I'm sure it's true for some people, but yoyo dieting to 'fix my problems' has never been my problem at all. My problem is just that I love food :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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