The Non-Dieters Mindset for Weight Loss - Introduction Ch. 1

The term Non-Dieter Mindset, isnt simply about not dieting

, but about developing a philosophy that allows you to focus on ways to enjoy food and still keep healthy. Giving yourself permission to step away from the fear and guilt around food, which diets thrive on, involves qualities which become part of your every day life.

So what are these qualities of the Non-Dieter Mindset? Well they include:

1. First, being unconventional and setting your own rules. Dieting is the norm, and to step away from it is stepping into a new interpretation of what your relationship and attitude towards food and weight management will be.

2. Loving food and enjoying the experience of eating, but not needing food to feel good.

3. Having a healthy enthusiasm for all aspects of a meal, from the ingredients, to the preparation to off course consumption

4. Refraining from negative food labeling-good vs. bad foods

5. Being Open minded

6. Staying clear of eating hurriedly

7. Avoiding skipping meals

8. Avoiding what I call food impersonators-Highly processed foods stripped down to a fraction of their original, natural self with the addition, subtraction or substitution of ingredients.

9. Finding a balance between everyday eating and indulgence, and realizing that indulgence is not a dietary offense.

10. Having one or more activities which serve as a positive focus, so that one thing does not become your sole pleasure. That way, you can enjoy food, but not depend on it for enjoyment.

Not all these qualities may apply to everyone, and you might have some of your own. But the idea here is that building a non-dieter mindset starts with adapting behaviors that become healthy daily practices. For these healthy practices to be adapted and thrive, restrictive eating as promoted by dieting has to be addressed.

Being Unconventional

While you can certainly learn from others, I think that in developing a good attitude towards eating and weight management, you cant always relay on what others are doing. Your goals and mindset have to be set according to your own standards and life situation. So in that sense, it pays to be unconventional. Often times the conventional way to do things is seen as the realistic and sensible way. However, I believe choosing the conventional, realistic path, in this case dieting, makes us more vulnerable to circumstance. Realism can force not only identification with, but also conformity to what is accepted and represented by society or our friends and family.

Its a think-inside-the box concept which makes it difficult to set goals based on personal needs, desires, tastes, lifestyle etc.

To me thats what happens with dieting. Although it does not work for most, it still continues to be a multi-million dollar industry, because going on a diet to loose weight is still considered the realistic thing to do.

Therefore:

Do what is believable for you.

By all means free yourself from doing things the way that everybody else chooses

to do them, and rock the boat a bit.

And set weight goals which are realistic for you and your life circumstances.

Loving Food and Enjoying the Experience of Eating, and Having a

Healthy Enthusiasm for All Aspects of a Meal

Becoming a Food Lover not a Food Fighter is perhaps one of the greatest defense against

Diets. But I know you must be asking Why are we talking about loving food? Isnt that

the reason I would be on a diet in the first place? The problem is I love food too much!

But really what we mean when we talk about love for food is really to appreciate food in

a healthful way. As a Dietitian, I would certainly say that I have a healthy obsession with

food and I totally embrace that fact.

However, it is all about not being consumed by food, but rather enjoying the pleasure that eating a satisfying meal (without guilt) brings. A first crucial step in doing so is to avoid guilt.

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The Non-Dieters Mindset for Weight Loss - Introduction Ch. 1

By: Bruce Chen

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