If It Feels Good . . .

The Harvard Gazette reports that the secret to dieting is merely not feeling guilty <http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/03/kicking-the-diet-habit/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04.03.daily%201>. Forget draconian menus and deprivation, no, the sagacious scholars at Harvard tell us we simply have to “chill out.” Stop to smell the roses. And if the roses happen to be made of frosting, don’t feel bad about eating one.

Intuitive eating — the nondiet diet — abandons views of “good” and “bad” foods, and seeks to relocate mealtime beyond the shadows of insecurities and shortcomings. The idea calls for a wholesome diet, in harmony with the body. Eat what you’re hungry for, but only when you’re actually hungry. And stop eating when you’re full.

Like sin. Just sin enough to satisfy your cravings and intuitively stop. Heck, go ahead and eat that bar of chocolate. It will soon fill you up and you will be full and stop eating it. Abandon all notions of “good” and “bad.”

Hum. But I am rarely full . . . and so when do I stop? And I like sinning. I really do. So when do I stop? Abandoning notions of “good” and “bad” to this old boy is like handing me a package of Frito Lays and jalapeno cheese dip. I just can’t stop when I get going.

But, what do I know? Silly me. I always tried to avoid fornicating and Big Macs and thought that would keep me from doing it or eating it. But maybe I just should delved right in and not feel bad about it and then I would have my sin nature and gluttony solved? Oh how I love that university! . . . Just saying.

One Response to “If It Feels Good . . .”

  1. the Leavitts says:

    Funniest thing I’ve read in a long time 🙂