The word "trick" itself implies deception. Magicians do "tricks" to fool your senses. The definition of the word includes underhanded, cheat, and roguish. This is the very reason why we find ourselves, year after year, spring after spring, in a maddening hustle to do it all again. We're tricking ourselves into a short-term solution. Ultimately, we're going to revert to the beginning. Again.The ultimate goal, the truest, most critical challenge is to change our mindset and habits long-term. We've discussed this in various posts here, but it is the absolute most important part of your success. Drinking a large glass of water before every meal to "feel fuller" and "eat less" is not a sustainable habit. Eating clean and often enough will truly satisfy your body. You will not need to trick your body into feeling fuller if you feed it healthy, clean foods often and in a balanced way.
Summer "diets", beach body "diets"... these are not long-term habits. The word "diet" conjures up feelings of restriction, sacrifice, hunger pangs, and choking down foods we hate. But in reality, the word diet simply means the foods on which we subsist. Diet isn't a trick. It's what we eat every day, no matter what that's made of. Good or bad, your food habits are your diet.
Ultimately, the goal is to be healthy and fit year-round. If you take care of your body, feed it well, and exercise it regularly, you'll be able to put that bathing suit on in February or July. Everyone fluctuates a few pounds, and sometimes it's challenging to eat seasonal foods off-season, but if you make realistic, long-term, healthy changes now, you will have less work to do going forward.
"Tricks" and "diets" set you up for annual failure. Healthy mindsets and habits set you up for a lifetime of success.
Love this: "'Tricks' and 'diets' set you up for annual failure. Healthy mindsets and habits set you up for a lifetime of success."
ReplyDeleteI've heard this so much recently... diet fads that are turning people on left and right. I actually even overheard people discussing recently the best way to lose weight quickly and it seemed that surgery was the most logical solution! (I bit my tongue, because I didn't want to open can o' worms on that one).
I don't pretend to know someone's intimate struggles with weight loss/diets but food should TASTE good and make you feel good about yourself. Sometimes a simple "clean" (eat this, not that) swap can do wonders.