Anyway, I had a pecan waffle covered with "butter" & syrup and a coffee....it was awesome. I loved every bite. I'm a believer that if you're going to eat something that has no nutritional value, you should savor it and do it for the emotional value. And if you really slow down and enjoy your food, you will not gain extra weight.
Do you know that Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About infomercial guy, Kevin Trudeau? He may seem a little nuts, and his methods may seem shady, but he actually has accumulated a huge base of good information about natural health & cures. And I generally agree with him. I became familiar with him after borrowing one of his books from my father-in-law (who wasn't that into it). Then, just today I decided to do a free trail membership of his website.
Anyway, he puts the enjoy-your-food theory to words very well in the twelfth bullet of the diet guidelines in the chapter, "How to Lose Weight Effortlessly and Keep It Off Forever":
Cheat whenever you want: You want ice cream, cookies, cakes, chocolate,(example: me, this morning @ Sunrise)
French fries, pizza, potato chips? Don’t deprive yourself. It’s better to eat
something without guilt than not eat something and feel bad about it.
From best to worst it looks like this: You are offered a piece of chocolate
cake; you look at it and decide that you’re full and wouldn’t really enjoy it so
it does not look that appealing to you. You politely say no thanks and feel
great about your choice. You feel no deprivation. This is ideal.
Next would be: You are offered the chocolate cake and you decide that you
want it even though you are trying to lose weight your desire for the cake is
very high. You say yes and eat the cake with happiness and glee. You enjoy and
savor every bite. You’re amazed at how wonderful it tastes. You are happy that
you are experiencing these incredible, pleasurable sensations of this delicious
cake. This is not ideal, but it is second best.
Next would be: You are offered the chocolate cake and you struggle with the
decision. You know you are on a diet, but you can’t help but imagine how
wonderful this cake would taste. Inside the voice says nothing tastes as good as
being thin feels. You struggle some more, you really want the cake, but you also
want to stick to your diet. You decide to be strong and even though would love
to be eating that cake you say no. This is bad. It is better to eat the cake and
enjoy it, than not eat the cake and be stressed out over it. The interesting
statistics prove that eating food without guilt keeps you thin. Not eating food
and being stressed about it can make you fat. Eating food and feeling guilty and
bad about it makes you obese.
Lastly: You are offered the chocolate cake, and you really want it. But you
know you’re on a diet and you struggle with the decision whether to indulge or
be strong. You feel weak and become upset with yourself because the desire for
the cake becomes overwhelming. You breakdown and eat the cake knowing full well
that you shouldn’t. You feel guilty and bad about yourself. This is the absolute
worst. Remember, if you choose to absolutely enjoy it, be happy. Do not feel
guilty or bad about it.
Well said, Kevin. Agree.
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