After 9 days on the Ideal Protein weight loss protocol, I have lost 8.5 pounds. Can't complain about that! I can say this experience is changing me. I am looking at food and its purpose in a different way. The diet has forced me to eat less. My ability to comply has made me feel empowered. And I'm motivated to continue.
In the past, I think I've had a very emotional relationship with food. Eat a hot fudge sunday if I feel upset, etc... This protocol has forced me to question why I want to eat and whether it's a good reason or not. REALLY, the only reason we should eat is because we are hungry. If I had a nickel for every time I ate when I was not hungry, I'd be a millionaire!
It also begs the question, what is the purpose of non-nutritive foods. Some would argue (my old college professor specifically) that some foods are just good for your soul. BUT, if they're not good for your wasteline, your heart, your muscles, your bones, or some other part of your physical being... WHY eat them?
I'm definitely looking at food differently. I know I would enjoy a potato chip or a piece of chocolate if it were presented to me but I now look at those things and think "What have you done for ME lately?"
It's liberating.
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