I have, hands down, found the best diet out there for those of you who are struggling to lose those few extra pounds....the name of my diet? The I Don't Care diet. Yes, that's right...these three simple words have made quite a difference not only with my battle of the buldge, but with my overall outlook on life as well.
How, do you ask, does this diet work? Just follow a simple mindset and all will be right--it doesn't matter what you look like as long as you are comfortable with yourself at the end of the day. I've spent too many years and way too much money on this diet and that diet only to end up depressed and fearful of the scale. Not anymore. I don't care what other people think of me, I don't care if my pants are a size 16 or if they're a size 8--I'm happy at the end of the day and that's all that matters to me. Attitude plays a great deal into our everyday lives. If we go to bed at night unhappy, its going to affect our overall bodily function. Why deprive yourself of a piece of food that you want? If you're going to eat, just watch portions, that's all. You can eat whatever you want, just do it in moderation. Do you feel better after eating that piece of chocolate cake or that little extra scoop of ice cream? Then do it. As long as you feel good at the end of the day, who cares what anyone else thinks? There's always going to be people of all sizes in this world--and not everyone is going to be skinny. Whatever happened to being happy with yourself and the way genetics blessed you? I admit, the "fat gene" has shown itself with quite a few members of my family, my rump alone can account for that. It doesn't matter how big my rump is (or anything else on my body for that matter) because I know and realize that its just the way that I am, so why mess with it? I wasn't a size 3 when I met my husband...I haven't been a size 3 since I was 8 years old!
Yes, we do have a lot of people in this world who are focused upon looks and appearances, thinking that this is what attracts our significant others. If you're fearful that your significant other is going to leave you because you gained a few extra pounds, then they weren't the person for you. The person who sticks by you no matter what you look like is the one you're meant to spend the rest of your life with and no one else. I know with all my heart that if I were to gain weight right now that Brian would still be with me no matter what. Granted,with the way the economy is nowadays, its a lot easier to be married and miserable than divorced and happy--but that's not why he's with me to begin with. We compliment each others personalities and life outlooks and we knew from the beginning that appearances don't matter. That's what makes our marriage work--we don't focus on appearance. Our goal is to not only take care of ourselves but of each other as well--its worked for almost 10 years now (almost 5 of which have been married bliss) so why change?
So to get back on track--the I Don't Care "diet" is the outlook that I'm taking with life and I suggest that others take this same approach. There are going to be so many things in life that you have no control over, so why fret about it? Don't be ashamed of the booty mother nature gave you--embrace it!
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