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Burning Both Ends of the Diet Candle

We can either move forward or backwards when it comes to our future weight.

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Dieter Ricky stepped on his weight scales, the numbers much higher than he had anticipated. Oh my....those pesky rice cakes had to be responsible.....

To get a better sense of Ricky's Weight Loss Picture, let's imagine his Weight Loss Plan as a candle. The wick, as with all candles, runs from one end of the candle to the other. With Weight Loss Candles, one end is labeled as "GOOD" with the other end labeled as "BAD". Want to know where Dieter Ricky is placed on the Weight Loss Candle? Right smack-dab in the middle - continually pulled towards one end and then the other.

The GOOD side of the Weight Loss Candle represents his new healthier daily diet containing foods from the Official Food Pyramid, as well as the number of recommended calories to support Ricky's recommended weight. Many of the foods which reside in the diet plan lack fat - the chief flavor-booster. Without fat, many foods taste bland. Salt is limited, and salt is yet another flavor-booster. Dairy foods are generally light or low fat versions of the full-blown deal.

As Ricky has been used to drinking whole milk his entire life, switching to no-fat milk makes him feel like he is drinking watered-down milk. And the low fat sour cream that he's putting on his baked potato has a funny taste to it, as does the diet-friendly margarine. And those rice cakes - they are nothing like his favorite chocolate cupcakes containing the creamy filling.

It's also difficult to enjoy foods that haven't been bathed in batter and then fried. And oh my....he really misses the flavors and textures of his favorite former dips and sauces.

Now let's take a look at the other end of the Weight Loss Candle.....

The BAD side of the Weight Loss Candle represents Dieter Ricky's former, less healthy daily diet containing all his favorite foods - as well as containing all the flavors Dieter Ricky loves - as well as containing all the fat, all the sugar and all the salt he desired.

Unfortunately, Dieter Ricky is sitting right there in the middle of the Weight Loss Candle, and if he continues to be pulled in both directions, eventually he will get burned, his weight loss plans going up in a puff of smoke with no grill in sight.

So how can Dieter Ricky avoid a Diet Disaster?

It's not easy - but he can certainly swing things to his favor. Ricky must begin by marching to the BAD side of the Weight Loss Candle and jumping up and down on it - putting out the fire. Simply put, he must walk away from his former diet - his direction going forward to the GOOD end of the Weight Loss Candle.

An example of Dieter Ricky's daily diet plan is as follows:

Breakfast: 1 serving of whole grain cereal, 1 small banana, 1 cup of skim milk, 1 serving of orange juice

Mid-Morning Snack: 1 package of chocolate, cream-filled cupcakes

Lunch: 1 lean ham & cheese sandwich on whole grain bread with an assortment of raw veggies and a smear of mustard; 1 serving of low fat soup, 1 serving of saltine crackers, 1 peach and 1 glass of unsweetened tea

Mid-Afternoon Snack: 1 package of chocolate, cream-filled cupcakes

Dinner: 3 ounces of lean steak, 1 medium-sized baked potato with light margarine & light sour cream; 1 serving of green beans, 1 slice of whole grain bread, 1 glass of unsweetened tea, 1 cup of skim milk

Evening Snack: 1 package of chocolate, cream-filled cupcakes

Bedtime Snack: rice cakes

In Weight Loss Motivation Summary

Playing with Diet Fire almost-always equals Diet Failure. While adding a few food favorites into the weight loss plan can assist in making the weight loss process more palatable, as well as satisfying, adding too much of a former 'good thing' isn't smart and can quickly derail the best of diet and weight loss plans.

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