NSV - I hit my self in the head with a hammer!!

I decided to go see a nutritionist because I am really committed to losing weight. I want to do this right. I want to control my diet and exercise. I am not into diet pills or supplements and I decided to get professional advice to avoid making any mistakes that might be counter-productive.

There is so much information out there, and so many diets, and so many opinions…

I also know that this should not be a diet but a change in life. If I want to be a healthy weight and stay at a healthy weight, I’ve got to make a lifestyle change.

So I start typing up my eating life to give to the nutritionist to fill in all of the blanks.
What I eat (almost all healthy foods).
Why am I overweight (because I am a glutton).
My weight history.
What is my eating routine.

So nothing that I typed up was is going to be news to me. I know me and I know why I am overweight.

So here is the NSV -- I’ve never really stared at my problem and just owned it.

I eat healthy foods. I do not eat chips or fries, cakes or candy. I avoid red meat and I am not into sugar.
I am overweight because I find pleasure in eating the foods that I like to eat. There is no “off” switch for me. A plate of any healthy food that I eat is only half as good as 2 plates of the same thing.

As I type this now, it seems so trivial, so -- “Dahh – hey dummy, you are overweight because you overeat”. But when I typed it up and put it on paper – exposing myself completely – I took ownership.

Some people go to Subway and get a 6” sub. Some of us get a 12” sub. I have gone and gotten 2 – 12” subs. And the truth is that I could eat 3. What stops me from getting 2 or 3 subs. I really don’t know. It is not that “I’m not that hungry” - because nobody is that hungry. It is not that I have a “REASONABLE BUTTON”.

For years, when I have been offered a food that I enjoy, I have expressed to my wife that I’d rather go without completely rather than have a small portion. She can eat 1 spoon of ice cream or half of a peanut butter sandwich and be happy. Eating a small portion is punishment to me. Eating the portion size listed in the nutritional information is punishment.

The bottom line is that I do not eat because I am hungry and I don’t stop eating because I am full. I eat because I have time and food is available. I stop eating because the food is gone or because I would not want anybody see me eat anymore food.

So my NSV is that I am now in search of the “REASONABLE BUTTON”. In the meantime, I am exercising and logging my meals. I’ll know that I have found my “REASONABLE BUTTON” when I can not only stop at 1 plate of food, but be happy and satisfied with it.

I decided to post this because I’m guessing that many of us need that “REASONABLE BUTTON”. Your issue might be that you have self-control on quantity but can’t lay-off of a certain bad food. Or maybe you eat for the wrong reasons.