I'm calling their bluff. If there was one perfect way to eat or one perfect way to exercise, then someone please explain to me why there are so many books out there with so many different "perfect solutions?"
For just two payments of $19.99 (plus s&h), we will ship the answer straight to your door, but wait, there's more....JUST KIDDING!
Back to reality. The real answer- there's not a perfect formula or step by step perfect guide to follow. In our society, we have two main groups- those that like to be in control and those that like to be controlled. Think about past fad diets that you've tried. Two main things come to mind- restriction and permission (side note- part of this idea is based on a topic discussed in Women Food and God by Geneen Roth which I'll review later this week). You are always given lists of foods which are restricted and permitted.
Depending on your personality determines which list you focus on. However, the two groups have one thing in common- they always snap. At one point or another, they give up, throw in the towel, and forget everything about their rules of eating. If you've ever been on a diet, chances are this is sounding familiar.
Start thinking about those times when you were on a fad diet. Does it seem silly now? Did you see great results? Did those results last? What made you quit or change to something else? Maybe you are currently following one now? What do you like about it? What do you dislike about it? Is it something you could follow for the rest of your life?
And finally to wrap everything up, what I want to say is this- When it comes to LIFE, what may work for one person might not work for you. However, those that are willing to keep working and trying different things until they find what works for them, are the ones that are going to be successful long-term.
