A Diet Without Restrictions?by Lashell Hoover | More from this Blogger 24 Jan 2007 01:00 PM I thought I had heard everything; and then, I read the story of Stephen Hawks who lost weight by keeping a stash of the foods he craved. The professor of health science, at Brigham Young University, lost fifty pounds and kept them off. In order to follow his plan, you have to be conscious of the choices you're making. His concept is that binges can be avoided if you stock up on lots of the things you like to eat. If nothing is off-limits and you can eat sensibly, you will lose weight. My first thought was, "You have got to be kidding me." There is no way I could keep an abundance of chocolate chip cookies, nacho chips, ice cream, or chocolate covered cherries in my house and not overeat. The thought, alone, makes me want to run to the grocery store. I don't want to be overly critical because this intuitive diet worked for him. I know that I couldn't test my will like that. You have to rely on what your body is telling you. You have to know when you're hungry and stop when you're full. Sometimes, my eyes override the signals. The idea of no restrictions goes against the principals of most diets that I've tried. It, even, goes against my own way of thinking. Usually, sacrifice is a part of dieting, even if it's for a little while. The Intuitive Diet is not something that a person with an eating disorder should consider. It's not a good plan for the emotional eater or for the person who skips meals. Yet, Hawks' and his colleagues have proven in a mini-study, published in the American Journal of Health Education, that this does work for certain types of eaters. The participants had: higher levels of high density lipoproteins, lower body mass index, lower triglyceride levels, and lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Related Blogs: Dieting Myths Revealed You Can Trigger Your Weight Loss Hormone! 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Diet Learn more about Lashell Hoover  Lashell Hoover lives in Maryland with her husband, three children, and beloved pets. A former SAHM, she is currently a full-time university student. She enjoys writing, reading, music, art, and life. Relevantweight loss tags holidays | baby | Kids | Coupons | children | Scrapbooking | pregnancy | weight loss | christmas | Food User Comments  Linda Hansen (1796) 24 Jan 2007 12:40 PMI would LOVE to be able to diet like that. Unfortunately, it wouldn't work for me either. I wouldn't know when to stop! Artcraft  Katie-Anne Gustafsson (604) 24 Jan 2007 01:18 PMIt's an interesting theory from an interesting man. I don't know if it would work for me, but I do know one thing for sure. When it comes to losing weight, the last thing I should do is cut out all the things I love from my diet because doing so is a recipe for disaster. Even if I only eat them once every two months in normal circumstances, if I'm on a diet and know I can't have them at all, I crave them like crazy and that makes me (and everyone around me) nuts! Katie-Anne  Lashell Hoover (470) 24 Jan 2007 04:29 PMLinda and Katie-Anne, I've been thinking about it since I read it and I'm still convinced that I couldn't do it. I don't even think that I should tempt myself. I've lost five pounds and I don't want to risk gaining them back, along with a few more. Katie-Anne Gustafsson (604) 25 Jan 2007 03:13 AMGO LASHELL! Nope, if what you're doing works, don't meddle with it! Keep up the good work. I'm on day 3 of weightwatchers so at the moment I'm more focused on keeping to the program than losing the actual pounds! LOL Katie-Anne  Julie Gentry (5915) 25 Jan 2007 09:01 AMI can't imagine doing that! If there's Rocky Road or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the house, they're gone. I have 40+ years of experience backing that up ;-). Glad that he has that kind of self-control. I need to do just the opposite -- keep it away!  babydawn (7008) 25 Jan 2007 11:21 AMIt sounds to me like he has the theory of everything in moderation down. I also don't think I could do that. I like sugar WAY too much. But if you think about it, if all of us just ate everything in moderation, there would be no need for diets. I hope to get there someday, but I am not there yet! Congrats on loosing 5 pounds by the way! Lashell Hoover (470) 25 Jan 2007 12:27 PMLadies, I hear what you're saying. The thing about dieting is that we all have to find out what will work for us...individually. The support helps, while you experiment. That's what I like about this website. Thanks for the cheers! Community Tags binges, diet, eating, Food, restrictions Discuss this article
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