Check out yet another link to see more reasons to stop dieting:
http://www.bodylovewellness.com/2011/10/03/diet-school-dropout/
So…dieting doesn’t work in the long term, it just messes up healthy eating. I stopped weighing myself two months ago… my clothes still fit the same, and I’m pretty sure I don’t eat the exact amount of calories every day. I exercise about 5 days a week and I enjoy a variety of foods, ranging from salads to fries with cheese. I haven’t lost or gained any substantial amount of weight. I think my body is regulating itself and settling at the weight it’s supposed to be. For me, eating so much that I’m sick isn’t healthy eating, but neither is not eating enough and feeling deprived all the time. Everyone’s body is different, and I think it’s obvious that we are not all meant to be a size 2…or 4, or 8, or whatever. I guess what I’m saying is that I need to accept myself as I am now(which doesn’t translate into an “eat whatever you want” strategy!), and stop trying to be someone I’m not. With every passing day, I feel more and more freed from the obsession to lose weight, to be very thin, and to look perfect and beautiful at all times. I’ve been thinking less about the way I look and more about who I am, what kind of person I am. Believe me, it feels great to be breaking free of this! I just know you can do it too…
i’m working on it too. thanks for your encouragement! i think of you often now when i look in the mirror or eat my cheese fries. hahaha. oh wait, you are ususally sitting across from me when the latter happens! 🙂