All of us at one point or another agonize over food choices especially if it is hard to manage our weight. For example, if you work hard to control your weight, you may get pleasure from your appearance, but you may also feel sorry for yourself each time you forego a favorite food. There is a balance to be struck between the immediate gratification of indulgent foods and the long-term pleasure of maintaining a desirable weight and good health.
Yes, a donut looks good and it will taste good but we have to think about the effect on our bodies. Is it worth the 500 calories it contains? That becomes a personal decision. Then, we have to ask, if I eat that can I burn that off with my exercise? Then, we have to determine, “well if I don’t exercise what will that do to me?” When we are watching our calories, we have to prioritize our foods so we get what we want in our diet without overdoing it, if our appearance and health are important to us.
As most of you know, I don’t ever suggest that any foods are going to be off-limits for the rest of your life. Throughout your life you will again eat ice cream, potato chips, cookies, cake, donuts, etc. It is portion control and moderation that is the key. Successful weight management involves 3 steps: 1)Knowing that you can give yourself a treat that you want 2) Engaging in more activity to burn off those calories associated 3) Giving up something else in the diet that wasn’t important to balance out the calories. When you have that balance worked out, you have identified your own personal dietary pleasure "point of preference." This is where you want to stay.
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