The Last Diet - anyone tried it?

[Peae]

I can't even remember why I bought this, I've read so many "not-a-diet", "no-more-dieting" books. But I'm surprised to say that I'm finding it really, really good. Has anyone else tried it?

(It's The Last Diet by Shahroo Izadi and I'm listening to it on Audible).

Right! it takes going back again and again.

Yep - the diet that works is the diet you dont quit...

I read a great thing once about making your diet plan as easy/simple as possible so sticking to it was possible even if it took far longer - it was worded far better!

in my case it is about unlearning!!! about all the things that were or were not healthy! or suitable. :/

Well, I've managed to stick to it this weekend. One thing that's really helped is being a little prepared the evening before. I think she talks about this in the book, how at first we need to plan but it will become second nature. I think this is a valid point.
This evening I need to plan for being back at work tomorrow, and the temptation to cope with by comfort eating.

I heard something in a podcast today which really resonated with me - obviously it might not do the same for anyone here but it has truly made me think differently so I'm sharing in case it helps anyone else.

As a child needing a source of comfort/kindness/escape food is the only "drug" available- you can't get a fix from alcohol or drugs so you turn to food.

Looking back I realise I was left to grieve alone as a child - no hugs no comfort. It's no wonder that I turned to food!

This may be really obvious to others but it had totally escaped me.

my main focus (to choose just one thing/habit to focus on) has been to stop the habit of snacking after dinner. If I tackle that then I will work on other ones with tkm and tld

I started to explore why I do it.

Basically I feel a force comes over me and there’s nothing I can do.
So I started to go thru some of the things Shahroo suggests.

I went back to try to recall when I started and during which years of my life I had done it.

After a bit of a journey down memory lane I kinda came to realize that my parents were never home at night and that “force that I can’t stop” was basically “an adult” coming to care for me and nurture me. in the old way it knew how… feeding me.

That was quite an epyphany.

I did the exercise of listing all the things it did for me throughout the years. I thanked it and had a conversation: let me take it from here.

With this realization, when that happens (that I feel a for e comes over me), I start talking to “that (adult)” wanting to take care of me and say: than you! i knew you’d come and check on me. I’m fine! i can handle this.

and stuff like that.

Also I figured I was going to have tea instead of snacking and going to the kitchen to fix it as i was feeling the urge to snack wasn’t cutting it. so I just boil the water after dinner and have the tea ready instead.

my two cents.

Well I'm hanging in here and back on plan. I've really enjoyed my plan this week and seen the weight coming off. I even feel motivated to continue all weekend; no temptation to 'treat' myself.

Journalling is definitely helping, and I've managed to do it all but one day when I slept in.

You must have nailed your plan. because every time u stick to it u report results! Amazing!

Still going well here. Am hoping a good effort this week will get me back to my recent lowest weight and then I can aim for the next stone milestone by the start of term.

I'm working my way verrrrrrry slowly though the book, only done up to appreciating my body for what it has done for me, in the month+ since I bought it. PP mentioned something about not wanting to try this one last hope and have it fail - I think that's in my head. Maybe the book title puts too much pressure on!

That said, i have absorbed the first few lessons and realised in a new way how much I'm devaluing myself for not being a certain weight. I'm choosing to wear nice clothes every morning and putting flowers on my WAH desk. Might even dare to speed to with the book soon!

(Changed user name but I was Cavewoman)

@NatashaKayC that's an incredible insight! (Your night time snacking driver) I love how you dealt with it. I need to uncover some of my over-eating drivers in the same way, I think

OP, I hope things have been getting less stressful for you. Maybe with things being tough an option might be to add more self-care? I think our tendency is to grit our teeth and endure through the tough times, beating ourselves up for wavering, but possibly the book's message is to step up the way we value and support ourselves instead. Thank you for starting this thread, it has given me hope.

Hey @WishIWasACavewoman you weren’t on GU were you with that name?

I definitely have a tendency to grit my teeth! Not helpful. But the Last Plan seems to be working for me so far!

I'm not sure what GU is so it probably wasn't me!