A dieting downward spiral

Published: Sat, 03/15/14

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In our private FB coaching group our members post their meal plans, food choices etc for accountability and support to keep on track when they feel a little out of control.

Having a group of supportive people who have got your back when things start to slip can really help, everybody who has ever been successful with weight watchers or slimming world know this.  The meetings can really work.

However, sometimes things do slip through no fault of our own, we're not even really aware that we have made any changes at all.  Until suddenly you wake up one morning and your clothes feel tighter and you feel like shit.

You decide that you know what to do and you will get started straight away.  A day in and you realise that you just haven't got the energy or inclination to put the effort in to eating well and making informed choices.

You simply can't be arsed with the effort of it all.

There are many reasons that this happens and I will cover in more detail over the coming weeks.

One of the reasons is that you can lose sight of the goal or the importance that looking or more importantly feeling good no longer floats your boat.

Another is that when you get in to the shit food cycle, it is hard to break free.  Essentially we are just big test tubes that walk around and interact with each other.

Every item that you consume will create a chemical reaction in your body, which in turn affects your bodies chemistry and more importantly your brain chemistry.

Eating good quality food will reset it but you have to get through those first few days of change.  When your brain chemistry is running on crappy processed foods, it is more difficult to make choices that will put you back on track.

And that's without even starting on the addictive nature of some additives and ingredients in processed foods.

If you fall off track, don't beat yourself up about it, it doesn't help you in anyway.  You just end up feeling shit and wanting to punish yourself.

Do the best you can and surround yourself with like-minded people (this can be on FB it doesn't have to be in person) who want to support and help you in your quest for better health.

Darren "Mince is definitely not steak" Checkley

P.S.  Our next Achieve Bootcamp starts on Monday 31st March 2014.

P.P.S. I know I have sent this after my 8.30pm technology water-shed but we have been out for dinner with friends and I didn't want to miss a day :)