Gimme Gimme

The boys and I went to see Terminator Genisys a couple of nights ago.  The things I'll watch to satisfy my movie popcorn crave!!!  True to form it was hokey and the lines were cheesy, but damn that popcorn was good.

Cravings!  They get the best of me.  Sometimes they come sublimely; watching TV is detrimental to my diet plan!  Sometimes they come on when I pass a certain street with a certain ice cream joint.  Sometimes my cravings are nostalgic and sometimes they are emotion-driven.  No matter what, they come with a vengeance and are a force to be reckoned with!

I recently heard about "intuitive eating" (look it up, it's a "thing.").  You listen to your mind rather than your stomach....or is it your heart rather than your brain?  Any who, imagine you are a child.  For most normal children, you eat when you're hungry and stop when you're full.  I bet those kids are naturally organized too.  But what about the ones wired differently?  It would be so nice (not really!) if we were.....I'm imagining Stepford Wives.  People with eating disorders don't think logically when it comes to food.  If we did, we would not have the jiggley bellies and thunder thighs we have now.  I remember sitting in a Weight Watcher meeting when they were first introducing their Points program.  The premise was you could eat anything you wanted-- just stop when you ate your points.  One man stood up and questioned if this was a good idea.  He reasoned "Isn't that what got us here in the first place?"  WW then revised the program giving a weekly bank of extra points realizing some weeks you needed more points- say, for a wedding.  I think people started gaining and then they said you could modify your points bank if you exercised gaining MORE points!!!!  Whee!!!  Don't get me wrong; WW has been deemed the healthiest way to lose and keep weight off.  I have joined and rejoined and rejoined WW because I know it is the best way to lose and keep it off......if done properly.  And there is the cinch....done properly.

No eating plan will work unless done properly.  Does this mean we can't cheat a little?  Yes.  Just like going to the party the other night.  I did taste the luscious dark chocolate cake (I'm a sucker for chocolate) but I didn't eat the whole thing.  I took two or three bites and savored them.  I was able to leave without feeling deprived.  Am I good all the time?  Heck no, that's why after 4 years I'm still battling the weight and the "going against the grain."  But for today I have what it takes to stay on track.  I'm riding this roller coaster the best way I know how.