For those who don’t know or don’t remember, on Oct. 13th Sweat kicked off Braking Bad, Sweat’s first ever online nutritional coaching workshop led by the uber talented and experienced RD, Tammy Beasley. We are two weeks into the program and our group of 15 can boast about big time breakthroughs regarding appetite, energy, and mindset. Hot topic today…good, great, and guilt!!
95% of diets fail. 66% of those who have fallen off their “diet wagon” will actually gain back MORE weight than before. Why? The sexy diets out there kill your metabolism. They teach you nothing but to acknowledge and love short term weight loss wins because those translate to multi-million dollar book sales. $$$ is sexy.
Braking Bad is definitely about what and when to eat but has just as much to do with your mindset towards food. Are you sad about good because great wasn’t achieved? Do you feel guilty about each and every “bad” food you eat?
1. Follow plan but there is to be no food guilt associated w/ a spoonful of ice cream or stealing a couple of fries off your child’s plate. While you can view them as cheats, the reality is that it’s those small “permissions to let live” that create lasting fat loss change in the long run. These small imperfections reduce food anxiety while satisfying a craving and will keep those big binges at bay. Unless your goal is to be on stage in 12 weeks in a bikini competition, you do not need to sweat over every little bite of food.
2. There is to be no food guilt associated w/ good in comparison to great! Do you ONLY praise your child for making A+ marks? If your child struggles in math and makes a hard fought B- are you disappointed? Can I get a Facebook brag for a “grind it out C!!!” If you spent most of this year over exercising and under eating and now find yourself making decisions, as Tammy says, “MORE OFTEN THAN NOT,” that leave your appetite down, your energy stable, and your binges at bay then you are on the right track. You can turn that C into a B next time, as your skill power improves. The C is a win and will create change!!
In short, a lifestyle change must match your unique metabolism, goals, and life’s schedule. Once you have attained that, acknowledge that perfection is neither required nor to be admired. Give yourself permission to live!
