My wife brought some ice cream home a few days ago. I felt my mind bubbling up inside..."Oh how I love ice cream...". Today I had some. That's right! I had full fat, chocolate ice cream and I loved it. I treated myself to it, I enjoyed it and you know that it really wasn't what I expected. Don't get me wrong; it was great and sweet and creamy, but the feeling in my mind afterward? Well, not that satisfying. I probably would have done fine with chocolate yogurt.
No binging, just a treat that I wanted to partake in. And I did. Yup, you read right. No guilt, just good old fashioned ice cream.
NOW, I gotta go to the Imax tonight and miss a workout. Oh well.
Dave
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4 comments:
Next time try sugarless chocolate instant pudding. It's easy to make, has no fat and satisfies that choco-sweet tooth without any guilt or excuses. Not as good as the real thing - but not bad either.
Enjoy the holiday!
Good for you Dave to treat yourself once in a while and not take it too far and binge. I wrote about this in my blog recently too. Keep up the good work. We're both making great progress and it feels great, doesn't it?
Good job Dave.
Merry Christmas,
Jeff
Dave,
Everybody should enjoy their food, even when trying to lose weight. Perhaps especially when trying to lose weight. From a pure weight-loss point of view the only thing that matters at the end of each day is that the number of calories IN is less than the number of calories OUT.
However, from a health point of view the goal is getting to the point where your vision of a "treat" is a bowl of sliced oranges, bananas, kiwi, and red grapes - not only does it taste better, but it is loaded with phytonutrients that promote your health.
We live in a culture that genuinely believes ice cream and chips are a fundamental part of our diet, and to go without them is to be "deprived." How did that happen? $15 billion dollars per year in food industry advertising - brainwashing.
Enjoy your food, it is part of living a healthy, happy life. Make your long-term goal to be changing the nature of the foods you crave. It is really not as hard as one might think.
Dr. Monte
www.fitnessrocks.org
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