OK, so remember how I told you that I wanted to lose weight. Where do you think I am?
Well actually I only started yesterday. I’ve got similar aims as last time – to eat only around 1000 calories per day. This way I can safely lose maybe a kilo (2 pounds) a week or slightly more. This was successful last time until I gave in to the occasional “treat” which snowballed into full on eating junk again.
So yesterday I ate better and low calorie food such as smoothies, fruits and soups. I was fine for the whole day but then in the evening I got really hungry. This always seems to happen to me, getting hungry at night.
It was then that I realised that I was correct – being overweight is a full on addiction, it’s a purely mental thing. I had a tug of war in my head. Part of me wanted to give in and ride my bike to the 24 hour store to buy chocolate. The other part of me said “no way, you can’t do this again!”.
I’m convinced that being overweight is the result of an addiction and I know that I am going about it the wrong way. You see, when I quit smoking, I failed several times trying to resist willpower. In the end, I used the Allen Carr method to quit for good. This method is not about resisting willpower but understanding your addiction for what it is.
I do have Allen Carr’s book on losing weight, Easyweigh, but it has not worked for me. I can only think that he was a better expert on smoking than he was on weight control.
So for the time being, I’m going to rely on willpower. However, I might also pay for one of those hypnosis mp3s and see if it helps me.
Stay tuned for more and if you have any tips or advice for me I would gladly love to hear from you 