Diets DON'T work!

Finally figured it out ..and now the finish line is in sight!

Ok, so I'm sure most people would have figured this out  (weigh) way before now! But I've finally had my lightbulb  moment! Yaay! 

Diets don't work, because ... of..., 'diet mentality.'  I read somewhere that by the time most women reach mid forties early fifties, they've probably gone on 62 diets!!  Diets are obviously not working!

Most people go on a diet to lose weight, quite often health is an afterthought.  The weekend before going on a diet we usually eat like there is about to be a famine.

  I always (I've been on a lot of diets!) used to eat a huge portion of fish and chips with slabs of bread and butter, or an Indian with all the sides, onion bhajis, samosas, naan bread, chapatis, poppadoms etc. Then round it off with a couple of bars of chocolate. 

The reason we do this is because, most of us are already resigned to the fact, that for the next few weeks, months, or even years..yikes... the food we like will be restricted; if eaten at all.  We're expecting that from now, until we complete the diet, we can't eat the food we'd like to eat, because it's fattening and only through deprivation can we achieve the weight we desire. 

We've already visualised all the social and family occasions when we're going to be miserable and hungry because we can't join in. So we grit are teeth and decide to apply willpower...this time we will do it!

No wonder we want quick fixes and shortcuts, we just want the scale to show the magic number (whatever that might be?) so we can go back to eating all those goodies that began the weight problem in the first place. So we're easy prey for all the latest diet fads out there... it's no secret that the 'diet industry', is a billion dollar industry

It's no surprise then that  many of us fall off the waggon, long before the size 10/12 dress zips up the back without stretching. Or even, we reach our goal only to gain weight again within a few short months, as we tuck into all the sugary foods we've missed while on 'the diet'!  Often we end up regaining more than we lost in the first place...

My lightbulb moment, was when my sister mentioned the usual comments from her friends when she opted for fruit, rather than the highly processed, fat laden, sugary alternative snacks.  'Oh you're so good!'

No...  she's not being 'good'  She's choosing what's good for her.  Oh, and she loves fruit...it's sweet, delicious and packed full of nutrients.

So really it's all about HEALTH and what's good and delicious and satisfying for ME and my body...because I choose health!

So roll on, avocadoes, bananas, strawberries, mangoes nuts, goats cheese,coconut oil, roasted peppers etc.(just to mention some of my favourites.)

'Deliciously Ella's' coconut and banana porridge

 with toasted almonds, a really yummy breakfast!

There is so much choice out there. Delicious wholesome, satiating food and creating delicious meals out of them is a whole new adventure...