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How to lose weight at a sugary, high-carb dinner party
29th June
On Friday I talked about the problem with fad
diets...
How simply cutting out a whole food group...
starving and depriving yourself... or yoyo dieting
can be worse for your health than staying
overweight.
(If you didn't see that letter, it's on my website
now, just go to www.goodlifeletter.co.uk )
Anyway, I also talked about Ruth Searle, the
creator of Slim While You Sleep. She's put
together a programme that tackles the root causes
of why we overeat, or eat the wrong foods... based
on ways your mind and behaviour patterns.
Her idea is simple: rather than focus on the food
itself, change your habits and attitude instead.
This way you can end yoyo dieting and you can
stay slim for life.
Really, it can be as easy as a few simple actions
you take before you go to bed.
It's here if you haven't seen it yet:
www.slimwhileyousleep.co.uk
Some freebie tips for you
Knowing I was going to talk about her new
programme in this newsletter, I got back in touch
with Ruth and asked if she could offer some
weight loss tips for free in today's letter.
She gave me something that most diet plans
NEVER tell you about.... crafty excuses you can
make when you're trying to lose weight and
everybody keeps offering you fattening food!
Even if you're invited to a dinner party where the
food is bound to be high carb, sugary and loaded
with the bad stuff you're trying to avoid.
Check this out....
Excuses that can help you lose weight
By Ruth Searle
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Author of Slim While You Sleep
www.slimwhileyousleep.co.uk
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There are several ways to approach being able to
eat or not eat the foods you want to without feeling
obliged or pressured.
Here are some ideas to help you cope with eating
at social occasions:
* Be assertive. No one should feel entitled
to dictate to you what you should eat.
Calmly and firmly stand your ground and
refuse to eat anything you do not want or
that you know will cause problems for you.
You have every right to eat the foods you
want to, so don't feel obliged or pressured
in social situations.
* Don't feel controlled as a result of
childhood conditioning. If you find
yourself 'eating all your dinner'
automatically, stop and think. If it seems
like some old message replaying itself you
do not have to respond. You do not have
to please people by overeating. Simply be
aware of why you are behaving the way
you are with food and make a logical and
objective decision about it.
* Just say you are not hungry or that you
overate at lunchtime and you couldn't
eat another thing.
* Say that a particular food doesn't agree
with you. No need for lengthy
explanations, just make it known that you
can't eat something you know is a trigger
food for you. We all have food
preferences, no one needs to know why
you can't eat it, you just can't and that's it.
* Say you've had a tummy upset recently
and you don't want to aggravate it
again. No one will force food on you if it
could make you ill.
* Tell people you are on a new healthy
eating plan. Most people will admire you
for taking up healthy eating and wish they
could be as disciplined about it
themselves.
* People respect vegetarians for their
diet choices, why shouldn't they
respect your diet choices too? People
respect the diets of other cultures, why
shouldn't they respect your diet choices
too?
* If it is a dinner party try to warn your
host in advance about the food you
cannot eat. That way you won't be caught
out and you will make sure you have your
needs met. Your host will undoubtedly be
glad to know they can accommodate your
dietary needs.
* Carry some fresh fruit and nuts with
you as an alternative when everyone else
is having fast food and burgers
Remember that the people who care about you
will do whatever they can to accommodate your
new food tastes.
Once you get used to stating your wishes
concerning food, it will become automatic and
people will come to know what you will and will not
eat.
You may be surprised at how easy it is to follow
your wishes in this respect. Sometimes, as with
anyone else following a particular diet, you will not
have much choice and will have to do the best you
can with what is available.
When you are in a restaurant, which is not serving
the foods you want, just avoid them. Give the
chips a miss and go for a baked potato instead, go
for the fish or steak rather than the pasta and
always look for the best option that will fit in with
your new way of eating.
Thanks for that Ruth!
I'm sure these tips will come in handy. Because
when you are trying to stay slim, even with a
psychological approach like Ruth's, it's really
tough to avoid social situations.
And anyway, why should you? This is a lifelong
change after all, not a three month diet.
It's a bit like when you give up smoking. Suddenly
everyone is offering you cigarettes, smoking in
films, talking about smoking, inviting you to smoke
filled parties. |
You have to learn to re-introduce yourself into these situations as a non-smoker.
Same problem with diets...
There's you trying to avoid the psychological
triggers that make you over-eat, and suddenly
everyone is getting trigger happy!
'Come on, there's no harm in this pasta bake!'
BANG!
'We're going to watch a film, let's eat as much
popcorn as we can!'
BANG!
'Thanks for coming round, I've baked some
biscuits.'
BANG!
Suddenly, you've forgotten where you are. You're
drunk on sugar, have half a victoria sponge
hanging out your mouth, and you're ringing for a
pizza.
Or is that just me?
Anyway, I've talked enough about diets this
weekend. If you're interested in learning how to
Slim While You Sleep, check out Ruth Searle's
website:
www.slimwhileyousleep.co.uk
And I'll be back next week with something
completely different, but just as interesting! |
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