Oprah, Lose The Diets To Lose The Weight

We all know that diets don't work.  Well, they can result in weight loss, if you can adhere to their rigid rules long enough.  But eventually, willpower wanes and deprivation intensifies, until you want to eat every "forbidden food" in sight.  Oprah, can you relate to this?  "I was so frustrated that I started eating whatever I wanted," you say, in the January 2009 issue of O magazine.  You link your frustration with the diagnosis of your thyroid condition, but I want to probe a bit deeper.  Could your ravenous hunger be related to a rebellion against eating habits that were too strict?  Were you on a diet in disguise?  Any time we deprive ourselves of certain foods or food groups, it's like being on a diet.  Maybe not as rigid as some weight loss plans, but a diet with rules, none-the-less.  "None of that starchy stuff!" you say, giving advice to others.  But is it really possible to live the rest of your life without having pasta, potatoes or bread?  Eating these foods will not make you gain weight!  Yes, overeating them will.  But overeating fruit or fish or veggies will make you gain weight, too.  Oprah, what would happen if you allowed yourself to eat whatever you wanted, without overeating?  Trust your intuition to guide you in selecting the type and amount of food that your body needs!  Don't be like 95% of dieters who regain any weight they may lose!  You have done that already!  Do be like 95% of people who succeed with the process of INTUITIVE SELF-CARE.  Yes, you can lose weight if you are not on a diet!  In fact, this is the only way you will lose weight -- and keep it off!

Ask yourself:  What would my eating be like if I stopped dieting and started eating intuitively?