Originally Posted by Charlee
To my way of thinking...when we diet restrictively, with no allowance for "goodies", we are punishing ourselves for getting fat. I can't think of one person in my life that would put up with someone else punishing us for a week straight, let alone for months or even years...why would we do it to ourselves? We shouldn't.
That serving size bag of M&Ms is ok. Three of them is not.
When we stop thinking of it as losing weight, and start thinking of it as giving our bodies what they need and being healthy, the weight loss comes along for the ride... :)
Charlee: Very well put. You make great points.
There is no reason not to enjoy a treat. This is the reason I love WW because I can eat whatever I want. I do have to keep track of the point values, but I save points for ice cream, cookies, birthday cake, candy, even my favorite: potato chips. Sometimes I go over my points for the day by many points, but I don't deprive myself of sweets and I try not to over indulge. We all have bad days, but the trick is to not beat ourselves up over it and keep on going. So for those of you who have had bad days. Pat yourselves on the back, accept encouragement from the rest of us, and just keep on going. Keep checking in with the rest of us, what you may not realize is that we need each of you as much as you need us.