Comments on: Diet Myths Straight From My Own Mind

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:22:21 +0000

LOVE this post! I’m sure we have all thought those things at one time or another.
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By: Sana

Sana — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:51:54 +0000

I can’t stand the weightloss ad’s on tv. They make it look so easy with a shake or too. If all I had was a shake all day I would starve to death!
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By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:51:08 +0000

@Faith – I think this is so wise, and something I had to learn too. One mistake doesn’t ruin your diet, but it will ruin it if you let it make you quit!

@Cammy – I haven’t been spying on you – I promise! I think it’s great that you used your own wisdom to do something that worked for you!! Congratulations!

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:49:29 +0000

@Elizabeth – That concept sounds very interesting. I guess it helps you keep your portions under control! Thanks for commenting.

By: Cammy@TippyToeDiet

Cammy@TippyToeDiet — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:50:04 +0000

Hey these sound awfully familiar! Have you been spying on me? #1 and #2 were personal challenges for years. Also the “all or nothing” challenge. I either had to be 100% “on a plan” or I was a failure. And then there was the “So-and-so lost 100 pounds eating this way; I should be able to do that too” challenge.

I finally got wise (well, I was already wise, I jsut wasn’t showing it *G*) and devised my own plan that incorporated foods *I* liked in proper portions, and then I followed that plan only 90-95% of the time.
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By: Faith

Faith — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:22:46 +0000

A dieting myth that I’ve struggled with in the past is that dieting has to be all or nothing. For example, say after lunch or sometime in the afternoon I would cave and have a piece of candy or a cookie or something else that was “strictly forbidden”…the rest of the day I would have myself convinced that my diet was shot so what’s the point in sticking to it for that day? And of course, it was all downhill from there. It was really hard to dispell this mentality, but the truth of the matter is that no diet is sabotaged because of one piece of candy, and in thinking so I did much more harm to mylself than would have been done if I had just allowed myself to human and slip up once in a while.
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By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:29:56 +0000

Diane,

My sister and I recently ordered a Basikbox. The concept is really neat, we thought. All the food compartments are properly measured and you simply go online (basikbox.com) and pick a meal plan that you can make yourself. The box is a little bigger than an average lunch tote. And of course it a little weighs more because of the water bottle but it makes way more sense when you think about how much trail mix and other high-calorie stuff we all eat in the afternoon.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:07:14 +0000

@Sagan – It is all about balance. And that’s what your whole blog talks about so eloquently. If you try and give your body what it doesn’t need, it doesn’t stay happy!

@Steve – It is sad about the myths holding us back. We tend to believe what we hear, without really taking ownership of the truth. Yes, the “diet for a little while” one is why I kept losing and gaining the same 20 pounds over and over.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:05:45 +0000

@She-Fit – I like the way you described that second myth. Thanks so much for the comment!

@Lori – Very good myth! I think working out is vastly under discussed, even though research after research supports and importance of it! Jody mentioned the Snackwells too – those were dangerous!

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:04:07 +0000

@Jo – You have the right attitude when it comes to low-fat products. You can use them, but just have to be aware of where the calories are coming from, and how much you can have.

Eating at night is fine, as long as its planned. That’s what always got me into trouble – no planning!

@Andrea – I agree with you on the low-fat foods getting people in trouble. I did what you described all the time!