Friday, October 9, 2015
If I told you there was one simple thing you could do so that you’d stick to your diet, quit carbs, ditch sugar, or clean up your diet what would you say?
It’s ridiculous to expect perfection, especially when it comes to dieting. That’s either completely or near impossible.
As a delightfully imperfect human being, you may “slip” at some point on your healthy adventure. And that’s fine. It’s to be expected.
But when or if you fall off the wagon,” what you do matters.
If you use that as an excuse to beat up on yourself, then you’ll pave the way for more failure and inevitable weight gain.
On the other hand, if you slip and eat sugar, carbs or other unhealthy snacks, but then shower yourself with kindness, self-compassion, and understanding, you can succeed.
In fact, a growing body of research reveals that self-compassion is exactly what you need when you start a diet or new way of eating or try to get back on track after relapsing, according to Kristin Neff, Ph.D., author of Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself and Leave Insecurity Behind.
Learn how:
- If you blow your diet, compassion can save the day.
- Self-compassion triggers oxytocin, the “feel-good” hormone.
- To do a self-hugging practice, which makes you feel good.
- And so much more.
By the way, self-compassion helped me quite a bit in late 1012, when I had a Carb Relapse while facing trauma, anguish, grief over the death of my Mom, etc.
Learn now about the many benefits of compassion from Dr. Neff, during our interview on my Gab with the Gurus Show.
Join the Conversation: What is your biggest takeaway? Talk to us here, on this Sugar Shock Blog or on Facebook.
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