Want to Lose Weight, Avoid the Last Supper
What is the Last Supper?
Have you ever done that? Eat all the things you love before deciding to lose weight, like a final farewell. Trying to lose weight seems to mean being forever separated from these delicious foods! We jokingly call it 'The Last Supper.' But what's the result? You quickly fail to lose weight and fall back into embracing them, until the next weight loss cycle begins.
For those who want to lose weight, this is a bad starting point. Ekhart Tolle, author of 'A New World,' wrote: 'What you are fighting against strengthens you; what you resist continues.' Once you tell yourself, 'I can't eat sugar,' what happens next? Your mind is always filled with sugary foods, and the more you resist, the stronger the craving becomes.
Originally, food has no power; it's just food. But it's 'I can't' that gives food the power to control you. Scientific weight loss methods won't categorize food; even nutrition doesn't specify foods you absolutely cannot eat. The key is to master scientific portion control, not overeating.
Most obese people have a 'poor sense of touch.' Here, I'm referring to the ability to feel hungry, full, and craving. When the body's signals are not received or are delayed. This could also be because the ability to feel these sensations was 'tamed' by parents in childhood. I once saw a parent constantly feeding their child snacks and drinks in a playground.
What then? You can only start from scratch. Re-parent yourself, change bad eating habits. But don't worry, healthy eating is a skill anyone can learn. When you learn healthy eating habits and learn to be friends with food, your weight will truly become what you expect!
Author: Liu Songli
Member of the Management Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Nutrition Society and the All-China Federation of Physical Culture and Sports
Registered Nutrition Counselor/National Level 2 Nutritionist
"Habit Code Founder"
Popular online sensation 'Eat to Lose' course principal, helping over 50,000 people to lose weight healthily online and offline.
