10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman's Diet

My sister and I have decided our next diet will be eating all the diet books that we have bought over the years.  As Teresa says there is plenty of fiber.  But before I pour the low fat sugar free ketchup over 100 Easy Ways to Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Minutes!!!!!  I thought I'd read 10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman's Diet, by registered dietitian Elizabeth Somer.

Her strategies for losing weight are realistic, healthy and not easy!  Hope springs eternal in my chubby cheeks, but there is no quick fix, no miracle pill from a refined rare plant from the hills of Shangri-la. Darn!!

Ms Somers explains why diets don't work.  Actually it doesn't have anything to do with the diet per se; it is sabotage.  And guess who is the saboteur?  That's right me!  Or in your case--you!  The tools of sabotage are bad habits.  The author explains how to identify (or own up to) these diet destroyers and break them.   How many times have you said to yourself, I don't eat much. What you may not notice is, no you don't eat much at one sitting, but you are pretty much sitting and eating many, many times during the day.  Do you believe there are no calories in food taken off your spouse's or child's plates?  Surprise!

There are no recipes in 10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman's Diet, there are quizzes for self-awareness and suggestions and solutions for breaking the bad and starting the good habits.  One that caught my eye: carry a glass of water in your dominant hand, so it isn't as easy to pick up those chips at the party buffet, or at least it will give you time to think about those chips as you switch your glass to the other hand.  I carefully read chapter six, Excuses, Excuses, Excuses; she took care of all of mine. Ya know what?  I am going to reread 10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman's Diet and follow her recommendations.  I recommend that you read (and don't eat) this book.