Flexible dieting/IIFYM myths
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Acg67
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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
Read the whole thing
http://www.soheefit.com/flexible-dieting-myths/
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
Read the whole thing
http://www.soheefit.com/flexible-dieting-myths/
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This is awesome! Thanks!0
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True except the thinking about food part. I still think about food all the time... always have.0
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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!0 -
Flexible Dieter. I like that term so much more than someone who "eats dirty."0
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Bump0
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Ditto to the thinking about food. I obsess about food. A lot a lot. Past, present and future.0
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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.0 -
I feel like if I did this I would just eat all day long...0
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This whole thing just explains why I am a flexible eater.0
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:bigsmile:0
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Awesome Post0 -
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. :P0 -
I feel like if I did this I would just eat all day long...
That would suggest you'd be doing it wrong.0 -
In to give my thumbs up! :drinker:
Also, I do think about food pretty often. I consider eating both a skill and a hobby.0 -
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 lol0 -
*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.0 -
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.0 -
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.0 -
Well said. Reminds me of Moderation!0
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