I read this book by Gillian Riley a while ago and it made so much sense. She has a website here
www.eatingless.com
I may even go to a seminar but I think the book has most of whast you need in it. There is a chapter free on the website to get an idea of the tone
She talks about stopping overeating and says that focussing on weight is completely counterproductive. I really would like to try this but thought it would be useful to have some support.
I have been thinking about this for a while but issues with my ds have got in the way. The other thread on fat/overeating has reminded me
I will need to dig the book out agin but the key thing she talks about is setting some realistic limits on the what, the amount and when you will eat and then sticking to them.
The idea is to "stop overeating" not to "lose weight". In fact you can stop overeating much more easily than you can lose weight and it happens quicker.
So my food plan would be to
Eat 3 balanced meals a day (one portion only - no seconds)every day. This would be
Breakfast between 7am and 9am
Lunch between 12pm and 2pm
Dinner between 6pm and 8pm
To have a maximum of 1 snack a day which should be of a reasonable size and reasonably healthy
Dessert if eaten should be fruit or yoghurt during the week but can be something less healthy at the weekend for dessert if I want it
Success would be sticking to the food plan each day. Weight would not come into it.
everybody's foodplan would be different to suit them
We could check in every few days (or daily) with how we have done or if we are having trouble with cravings and wanting to eat more.
Does anyone want to try this?
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bumblingbovine · 17/05/2011 13:35
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