thiiirdly theory pt. 1
In Robert Frost’s famous poem, a traveler is confronted with two paths to take on his journey, and he takes the one less traveled by.
Two choices. Right and a wrong. Black and white. Yes and no. Day and night. True and false. Republican or democrat. The blue pill, the red pill.
Diet or pig out.
And you are on one side or the other.
If you haven’t already guessed, thiiirdly is about rejecting the either/or and taking a third way.
Because having only two choices isn’t only incomplete, it’s misleading.
That’s why when your diet fails you, you return to the other side—-because there is nowhere else to go.
Eating anything is a freedom so dangerous it can kill you. And diets are restrictions so serious that they will discourage you.
I get why people diet:
- you get to belong
- you see some results, usually quickly
- you get to talk about it with other people
- you feel better than those on the outside
Budgeting calories isn’t sexy. It’s too restrictive for over-eaters, and too relaxed for the dieters/fitties.
It’s the thiiird way.
Tomorrow: opening the thiiird eye
Hi Chris! Budgeting calories is awesome! I can still go to Indian buffet and eat a plate and a half of food–and still lose weight! I think people who don’t do weekly calorie plans just don’t realize what an excellent tool that calorie budgeting can be for lifetime weight success. Plus, it really is more like how naturally slimmer people eat–at least the ones that I know.
I love me some naan.
I wish I could bold “lifetime”. It means even more coming from someone who knows.
I like where you’re going, looking forward to pt 2!
Thanks Kayla I hope I don’t let you down.
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Your idea that we return to the other side when we fail because there is nowhere else to go made me sit up and take notice. I need to stop thinking (and behaving) in such extremes. After spending the first 35 years of my life as a diet/exercise junkie and the next 15 as a fat person, I understand extremes. Here’s to finding my thiiird path!
Kit. I’m glad the idea resonates with you. I was hoping someone would get it!