Food is not the Enemy!
Jul 01, 2009
Why we are facing the problem of weight control and it seems a herculean task to keep our weight in check? We are living in a time where we are facing the problem of plenty. The era of World War I and World War II is over long ago. We only know about “those” times through movies or history books. No rationing on food and essential items. The Great depression of 1929 also belonged to a different time period. Today we have plenty to eat and plenty of household gadgets to take care of our daily chores. Today we also have good means of transportation if we want to go anywhere. In short we have plenty to eat and less of physical work to do. So lifestyle related diseases welcome us with open arms. How an intelligent person will cope with such a situation and keep weight in control? Will he/she behave like a monk and deprive himself/herself of all the so called good food? Or we will go with the flow the way we are going currently and let obesity acquire an alarming proportion in our lives? Should we treat food as enemy and fear it?
As usual the solution somewhat lies in between. To lose weight one doesn’t have to fear food and put oneself on strict regimen. We plan our diet carefully. Stick to the diet plan for a while get tired of it and start indulging ourselves a bit. How this bit of indulgence goes out of hand and turns into binging without any alarm? Then we go on a guilt trip. We again plan a diet to lose weight, promise ourselves to stick to it, lose focus somewhere and… We don’t have to enter into a vicious circle again and again.
So what is the solution for weight loss without treating food as an enemy? The solution lies in control over what you are eating. You have to listen to the small voice inside you. There is nothing wrong in having a sweet tooth and eating a piece of cake once in a while. But in order to lose weight successfuly you have to know when to stop. You should not deprive yourself of good food. But don’t go overboard.Make eating an enjoyable experience not for your tongue only but for your whole being too. While catering to your sweet tooth keep the overall picture in mind. Yesterday, I was gifted two boxes of sweets. One box contains the type I can “enjoy” all day on and often. I enjoyed a few and offered the rest to the security guard of our building complex. He was happy to share it with gardener, plumber and electrician of the building. Sharing has its immense benefits if you want to lose weight!
We have got only one life to live. So we must enjoy the pleasures of good food. But at the same time we have to remember that who is the “controlling factor” you or the food? So if you enjoy your favorite food occasionally its perfectly alright. Last week my sister won a free hospitality at a luxury holiday resort. Food was out of this world. But she enjoyed every bit of it. But ask the staff way to the swimming pool. She made a good use of it too and came back glowing with health and weight in control.
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July 1st, 2009 at 5:57 am
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