The Lifestyle “Dimmer Switch”

September 4th, 2013 by

When you have a diet mentality it basically means that you think of your diet as being like a light switch. You can either turn it on or you can turn it off. When it is on you are unstoppable. But when its off…LOOK OUT!!! Anything consumable could potentially find its way into your gullet. And you’re undoubtedly haunted by the guilt that follows.

However, when you view nutrition with a lifestyle mentality you view it more like a dimmer switch. Sometimes you’re going to be at it on full brightness and bringing home the results. But even when you do deviate you realize that you don’t have to have the switch right on or right off but you can operate in the gray area in between.

Being able to operate in that area is part of the path from binging and guilt to balance and freedom.

It takes practice, but it is worth it.