It’s that time of year again when you get on the diet bandwagon. Nearly everyone does. And they all did it last year at the same time.
Weight loss that lasts doesn’t happen on a yearly cycle. Nearly every person who diets loses weight, then regains it. Plus some.
Do you measure your life by the scale?
Dieting is difficult to maintain, in the long term. That’s why weight losses become weight re-gains. To break the cycle you need to change your approach. Sometimes that begins with working on your heart — your internal motivation that moves you to lose weight. You need to UNDIET.
UnDieting begins by looking first to your hear, to your relationship with yourself, then to food and exercise. When you begin with food first, or jump into a vigorous exercise regime, it’s not sustainable. Your willpower gives out, and you end up back where you started…likely with a lighter wallet.
I would like to invite you to take a look at The UnDiet Project. Not a diet, I have been involved with it from its inception, and it really has helped me keep lost pounds from reappearing. It has also gifted to me new perspectives, not only about weight loss, but my daily life.
Instead of measuring your life by the scale, will you join me in The UnDiet Project? Please check out this announcement. Like me, I know you will be pleasantly surprised.
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The heart of The UnDiet Project are Daily Life Affirmations, among its many features. Here is a sample of one…
Life Affirmation 1: Do Not Cure, Heal Your Weight
When there is pain deep in your heart it can show up in many ways. One of those ways is eating inappropriately.
What you eat…how often you eat…what you don’t eat… are subconsciously influenced by what is going on inside you. Because it is subconscious, it is easy to not notice, or ignore it. But the health of your body reveals it. Looking in the mirror, noticing your vitality and daily energy level, bouts with health challenges, these reveal the symptoms of that internal struggle.
When those outward symptoms become a clear mandate to do something different with your eating, the impulse reaction is to diet. And that is where things go terribly wrong.
You have been told…we all have…that dieting, cleanses, drugs, bouts of vigorous exercise, and countless “weight loss tips” are the right thing to do. In our culture they are “virtuous” assaults on the problem.
Doing nothing is not virtuous…it just means you are lazy, or not committed, or don’t see the problem, or are happy with your overweight but otherwise healthy body. Have you ever felt that way? Has anyone ever told you something akin to that? Of course, none of that is true, but somehow we are lead to believe them.
We have all been conditioned to “do something about our weight.” In the end, the evidence shows, that a year later, our intense concentration “to do something” did not solve the problem. In fact, in nearly every case it made it worse.
What gets missed in all this effort to “do something” is that the approaches you take…the ones we all take…are to treat the symptom — excess weight. What is missing is the awareness that your body doesn’t need fixing. It is doing what it was designed to do. What is that? It reacts to your actions toward it. Feed it inappropriately, ignore its need for exercise, and it does what it is supposed to do — it shows you the symptoms, the direct results of your actions (and inactions).
So, do not “cure” your body of its weight gain symptoms. You need those symptoms to guide you to do the right things, the sustaining things, the healthy things your body requires.
So, what should you be doing?
(…read the remainder, and new daily inspiring Life Affirmations, with The UnDiet Project.)
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22 thoughts on “Do You Measure Your Life By The Scale? #UnDietProject”
I never go on a scale. There’s just no point. I just do what I feel is healthy.
Very helpful post for those looking to lose weight, and focus on the scale. Great advice on how to shift the mindset!
It’s interesting to think about not ignoring the symptoms. That makes sense as they really do indicate things we should listen to.
This is interesting. I really don’t weigh myself much, I just really try to be as healthy as I can be and not focus on any number. Scales can be dangerous and I just try to make sure I feel the best.
i swear you wrote this for me. after having my second baby i’ve been so hard on myself and judged how much love i should show myself based on what the scale said. needless to say, i’ve signed up for this so thanks!
If I diet, that’s the quickest way for me to gain weight. The obsessing over it is really bad for my psyche. And I’ll gain.
I think our body needs its own nourishment so diet is not always the solution. It should be proper diet and the right amount of exercise. It will be more lasting that way.
Nope. I usually gage by the way my clothes fit. If I have wiggle room where I didn’t before then I know I’m slimming down.
I used to be into making weight loss resolutions too! I after baby number I found out it was unrealistic. It’s something that must be taken seriously all through the year if you want to achieve success.
It’s the fad during this time of the year. I hope more people would stick with their New Year’s resolution.
I usually weigh myself once a week so I’m not obsessing every day about the fluctuations. I breast feed so I can’t exactly limit my calories and I’m okay with that. I’m actually 7lbs under what I was when I first got pregnant, so I’m happy.
I’m not so much focused on ‘weigh’ but being healthy (because you can be ‘thin’ and be unhealthy.) I am definitely focused on making healthier chooses this year <3
I do think that we focus, me included, on the number on the scale and now how we feel or how our clothes fit. I like this approach and will be looking further into it!!
Great tips! We are not the number in the scale. I need to remind myself of that when I’m trying to lose the baby weight in a couple of months!
I almost never step on the scale. I measure by the fit of my jeans. It’s a huge motivator when your jeans don’t fit and you can’t afford to buy new ones 🙂
I have to definitely read on, I think this is my biggest problem. I completed a 10 day detox and felt so good in both body and mind now, although better than I was doing previously, I’m still back to putting on weight.
Very interesting this approach to weight management. I have to confess that I do not like checking myself on the scale. Instead I use my favorite pair of jeans and see if I can still fit in it comfortably or not. LOL!
Dieting, and I think I have tried every single one of them, works for 20 pounds–then the weight starts back up again! I know this to be true–I have lived it for years!! This does sound like an interesting program-one I might be interested in reading more about.
I hate diets! I have found that I do so much better when I just focus on moderation. Losing weight is so much about creating a healthy lifestyle that you can maintain.
I don’t measure my weight on a daily basis, but I try to keep tabs on my numbers about a few times per month. I’m trying to make smart food choices in the new year.
Very interesting read, I am focused on making healthier changes for me this year – not to lose weight, but to feel better!
I do. I step on the scale every day. That’s how I know how much I can eat on any given day.