Tuesday
19th March 2013
Every now and then, something remarkable
happens in my life. Something unplanned and yet, something that was meant to
be. And so it was, when I was in a
mechanic’s waiting room and came across a magazine that was nine months old.
The article that struck me was the story of Lysa and Gina and their “Weigh to
Freedom” approach. For some time I had been thinking about a slow approach to
losing unwanted kilograms; for many months I had been analysing my relationship
with food. Yet, try as I might, I could not find an approach that was
sustainable for me.
I had tried them all: low-carb, high-carb,
high protein, Atkins, counting this and weighing that. Yet still I couldn’t
sustain the effort required. Dare I say, the more I dieted, the more weight I
gained and the more I berated myself for my failure to “have what it takes”.
A quick visit to Lysa & Gina’s website,
an exchange of emails, a conversation with Lysa and before I knew it my new
book “WEIGH TO FREEDOM” was delivered to my letter box and was begging to be
read.
I started with the supplementary work-book
“The 3 Principles to Weight-Loss 7 Day Course”. There are times in my life when
I would have read those words “The 3 Principles of Weight-Loss” and would have
“poo-hooed” them. But not this time. What I was reading made sense, seemed
right, seemed easy and believable and I was keen to put these principles into
practice right away.
DAY ONE: and I made two amazing
discoveries..... I didn’t actually feel hungry
during the day and therefore my meal times varied incredibly from my
norm; and being allowed to have whatever I wanted had a reversal effect on my
brain. Suddenly, it didn’t matter whether I ate those biscuits or not. It
didn’t matter if I had home-made cookies in the jar. They lost their appeal.
DAY TWO: was equally astonishing. Eating
only when I was physically hungry, meant that my breakfast was eaten much later
than usual and my next meal wasn’t until mid-afternoon. COULD THIS BE ME? I was eating LESS by NOT dieting than I do on
my “diet days”. I can honestly say that this was completely effortless. I gave
little thought to what-and-when I would eat and by the end of the day I
realised that my body had told me exactly what I needed (just as Lysa and Gina had said).
DAYS THREE & FOUR: Yes, I’ve only just
begun but already I feel different: more relaxed, free from rules and
constraints, less stressed out about food decisions and happier within myself.
I have read the book and am now re-reading, taking notes and learning about
myself. I’m excited about the possibilities ahead and already, I feel as though
I am SUCCESSFUL.
Jill Brooks
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