Deb G
Silver Member
I think thats a strange comment from someone doing a VLCD which just takes food out the equation and means you dont have to deal with it at all.
We have a period of abstinence to help us lose the weight and take a break from the whole food choice nightmare that rules many of our lives. When you take a step back from food and look at it for what it really is, THAT's when you can finally be objective and start re-educating your thinking.
In our 12 week Route to Management programme we start introducing food groups week by week and have weeks where we re-introduce trigger foods. By doing this we learn about what triggers our eating and learn how to deal with it.
On the original WW programme I lost weight because it looked at how much of everything you should eat a day on a healthy diet. On the points system, you could happily use your points everyday on Mars Bars rather than choosing healthier options.
However, with any diet, its your brain that needs re-educating. We all KNOW what we SHOULD eat - but as we're all overweight on this forum (or have been) we obvisouly aren't very good at doing it.
My point about BEckie's post is not whether she has a takeway or not, but the fact that she is almost asking permission to have it. If you're doing that, then are you REALLY sure its right for you?
Just helping you to think about it objectively - not meant to be inflammatory OR offend anyone.