Wed, Dec-05-01, 06:27
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Senior Member
Posts: 115
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Plan: Carbohydrate Addicts Diet
Stats: 120/120/105
BF:
Progress: 0%
Location: Western Australia
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Amazing
I seem to discover a new and amazing benefit of this WOE every day. Yesterday I fell off the wagon (correction, it was my choice so I didn't fall - I stepped off) and had three bites of a chocolate block. Six months ago, in my high-carb/ low-fat days, one taste of that chocolate would have sent my mind and body into an uncontrollable spin. I would literally feel dizzy and 'spaced out' as I threw myself into a blind binge, eating not for pleasure but to meet a screaming driving force for more carbs.
Yesterday when I ate that chocolate, it had as much effect on me as a piece of cardboard. My state of mind was so calm that I could easily stop after those couple of bites. I felt regretful that I had touched it at all but at the same time I was thrilled that it didn't have the same effect on me that it always had. I couldn't believe the feeling of control I had over the one food that I thought would always rule me. Another surprising find was that it didn't taste anywhere near as good as I thought it would.
I think it was LC Sponge that once advised to "Forget the experience, and remember only the lesson". That line has stayed with me, and I truly did learn a vital lesson - this WOE has totally changed my attitude towards food, my taste buds, my self-control, my self-respect, my overall mental and physical health. This WOE has done so much for me that I'm over-joyed to discover I can't gain any satisfaction from straying from it. That's why I no longer think of this as a diet, but a Way Of Life that I am so lucky to have found.
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