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When I went to the gym today, the guy at the front desk was studying an Ethics book - he said to get a jump on his college classes, which start this week. "I remember taking Ethics," I smiled.
Later today a magazine cover got the better of me so I bought it off the newsstand ....
In a PsychologyToday article on p. 68 of the Sept. issue called "Dieting gets a lot easier if you don't cheat, and such an absolutist approach helps you in the long run," the point of the article is: to beat our survival instinct when confronted with the buffet table, don't cheat!
The article goes on about our survival instinct and how even the smallest cheat on a diet triggers binging. Saying we need to "tame the tiger" of biochemical storms by using our evolved brains, this article lines up pretty well with the principles of doing an Atkins clean Induction and beyond.
As we start a new month tomorrow and of course some new committments to eat better and be healthier, this Don't Cheat motto will be good to remember...my thought anyway.
The sidebar of the article says to re-inforce positive thoughts, such as:
- "I enjoy life more when I stay away from empty calories."
- "Feeling fit feels better than a lapse of will."
And:
- It's not ok to cheat, it's harder on your body.
- It's possible to drastically change eating habits by using willpower through the first 72 hours...and then "it gets even easier once you've set a structure for healthy choices."
Sounds a lot like why we are here at ADBB.
Later today a magazine cover got the better of me so I bought it off the newsstand ....
In a PsychologyToday article on p. 68 of the Sept. issue called "Dieting gets a lot easier if you don't cheat, and such an absolutist approach helps you in the long run," the point of the article is: to beat our survival instinct when confronted with the buffet table, don't cheat!
The article goes on about our survival instinct and how even the smallest cheat on a diet triggers binging. Saying we need to "tame the tiger" of biochemical storms by using our evolved brains, this article lines up pretty well with the principles of doing an Atkins clean Induction and beyond.
As we start a new month tomorrow and of course some new committments to eat better and be healthier, this Don't Cheat motto will be good to remember...my thought anyway.
The sidebar of the article says to re-inforce positive thoughts, such as:
- "I enjoy life more when I stay away from empty calories."
- "Feeling fit feels better than a lapse of will."
And:
- It's not ok to cheat, it's harder on your body.
- It's possible to drastically change eating habits by using willpower through the first 72 hours...and then "it gets even easier once you've set a structure for healthy choices."
Sounds a lot like why we are here at ADBB.
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