A New Craze

I am all for dieting right now. Since I've had no physical activity, save maybe thirty minute stints on a treadmill here and there, I've gained some weight. In the past I've written about my up and down weight problem. I'm not bullemic (I only throw up when I drink too much tequila) and I'm certainly not anorexic--place a bag of Funyuns or a pecan pie in front of my face and you'll see what the real meaning of feeding frenzy means (a shark's hunger instinct has nothing on me when it comes to those two foods). But I've broken out my winter clothes from last year and they are a bit snug. I tried to blame it on the moths, yes, maybe the moths ate some of the cloth and that is my flannel lined khakis have shrunk. But underneath some of my sweaters, I look much like the Pillsbury dough boy. I'm not ticklish, so poking my stomach won't evoke an eruption of laughter. At least I don't have the flabby manbreasts that I once had--so many eons and pounds ago.

In the past I've tried numerous diets. I've done slim fast. Yuke--it's ground chalk in liquid form. I think of it as colored potting soil with food coloring to appeal to those who think that a brown or pink color makes things taste better. The only thing it did for me was cause massive diarrhea. I think that it just grabbed everything in my intestines and swam for daylight.

My favorite go was the Atkins diet. I lost a humongous amount of freshman weight on this diet--about 35 pounds. But I soon grew tired of hunting and clubbing for my meals. You could eat all you wanted, so long as the food fell in the carnivore category. There is only so much "protein" a guy can take, without getting to eat mashed potatoes, Texas toast or french fries with it.

I haven't gained that much weight. According to my ideal weight, calculated by some formula I learned in medical school, I'm only about 15 pounds overweight. However, on a 5'4" Asian, this little bit shows. We don't have the bone mass or height to hide extra skin. So I've decided to diet again. Nothing drastic, but to cut down on eating altogether--smaller portions and more treadmill.

This controlled portions and eating in moderation makes sense and logically works. The key being you eat when you are hungry, stop when you are full. It's all about moderation. I read this article called: Intuitive Eating on yahoo, which explained eat what you want, but in moderation. Quite simple actually.

As you can see, I still have no idea how to do the magic "links" thing on my blog. Otherwise I would hyper link you to it.One lesson at a time. I just recently learned how to put many of my favorite blogs onto my site. The jist of the article is, this professor says that you can eat anything you want, not deny yourself. But you have to stop when you are full and only eat when you are hungry. You'll lose weight. Duh!

So I guess, according to him, I'm doing the intuitive diet. I'm eating when I'm hungry and stopping when I feel full. I'm just waiting for the professor to come out with a book so I can do it properly and also jump the "intuitive eating" craze.