Flexible dieting/IIFYM myths

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Acg67
Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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MYTH: Flexible dieters eat a bunch of crap all day long.

MYTH: Flexible dieting is unhealthy and worse for you than “clean eating.” Conversely, clean eating is akin to healthy eating.

MYTH: Flexible dieters believe that eating a cheeseburger is the same as eating a lean cut of steak.

Flexible dieters DO:

eat what they truly want, albeit in controlled quantities
understand that the food will always be there
have other hobbies outside of living in the kitchen
have complete freedom over their food choices
practice the same eating behaviors on the weekends as they do during the weekdays
honor their personal food preferences
Flexible dieters DON’T:

experience any kind of anxiety about going to a social event that will be serving food
miss out on family outings or vacations out of fear of eating “off plan”
obsess over food (in fact, they hardly think about food at all)
actively resist a craving
harbor some kind of moral compass surrounding food choices
conform to guru eating rules simply because that’s what everyone else is doing

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http://www.soheefit.com/flexible-dieting-myths/
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  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
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    :drinker:
  • PurpleDragon87
    PurpleDragon87 Posts: 17 Member
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    This is awesome! Thanks! :smile:
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
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    True except the thinking about food part. I still think about food all the time... always have.
  • jessthep1rate
    jessthep1rate Posts: 47 Member
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    True except the thinking about food part. I still think about food all the time... always have.

    Same! I agree so much with this post, but food and cooking is a huge interest of mine, so yeah, food's on my mind a lot... not to mention, I DO have many hobbies outside of the kitchen, but a lot of my favorite ones (cooking, baking, recipe planning) happen in there!
  • RhineDHP
    RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
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    Flexible Dieter. I like that term so much more than someone who "eats dirty."
  • redambition
    redambition Posts: 39 Member
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    Bump :)
  • UmmSqueaky
    UmmSqueaky Posts: 715 Member
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    Ditto to the thinking about food. I obsess about food. A lot a lot. Past, present and future.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
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    This is pretty awesome!

    If say that flexible dieters also don't worry too much about going over their calories every one in a while, they just adjust for it the next day.
  • marleyskye05
    marleyskye05 Posts: 138
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    I feel like if I did this I would just eat all day long... :(
  • Dewymorning
    Dewymorning Posts: 762 Member
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    This whole thing just explains why I am a flexible eater.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
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    :bigsmile:
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,804 Member
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    Awesome Post
  • Dewymorning
    Dewymorning Posts: 762 Member
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    I feel like if I did this I would just eat all day long... :(

    This is why you still need to set yourself a calorie limit for the day.

    About 80% of the food I eat is what is considered "clean" food.

    It is just that I don't feel guilty for the fact that I just ate a piece of bread with my lunch. :P
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
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    I feel like if I did this I would just eat all day long... :(

    That would suggest you'd be doing it wrong.
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
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    In to give my thumbs up! :drinker:

    Also, I do think about food pretty often. I consider eating both a skill and a hobby. :smile:
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
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    I almost 100% agree.
    I still freak out a little bit over gatherings with food because I don't eat pork and recently started eating red meat again (so the stress is lower now) but I'd worry that there wasnt a chicken/fish option lol
  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
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    *Snip*

    have other hobbies outside of living in the kitchen
    *snip*

    I've seen some of the things you cook. You'd never get out of the kitchen at my house.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    True except the thinking about food part. I still think about food all the time... always have.

    Same! I agree so much with this post, but food and cooking is a huge interest of mine, so yeah, food's on my mind a lot... not to mention, I DO have many hobbies outside of the kitchen, but a lot of my favorite ones (cooking, baking, recipe planning) happen in there!

    Same.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
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    I almost 100% agree.
    I still freak out a little bit over gatherings with food because I don't eat pork and recently started eating red meat again (so the stress is lower now) but I'd worry that there wasnt a chicken/fish option lol

    But you wouldn't start a thread about it, all freaking out and such. That would be the difference.
  • durangocal
    durangocal Posts: 90 Member
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    Well said. Reminds me of Moderation!

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