It has been a month since I embarked on this fatloss program. A month of intermittent fasting and a month of eating protein rich diet. However, even today, my heart pounds when I see some one eating an icecream or a hot chocolate fudge or plain simple chapati or rice. Though, I am well nourished in terms of nutrition, I sometimes want to leave everything and get back to my old eating habits because they still feel familiar and more comforting than this strict diet.
Why am I saying this? The point is I have grown up with certain food habits. I have been following them all my life. Though most of them were not healthy foods, yet I had to switch to an entirely new diet to enable my body to burn fat. I still crave to eat certain foods which in the long run are not good for me at all. My heart starts pounding when I see the ‘chat wallah’ or people eating pizzas or ‘golgappas’. However, I use my will power to resist the temptation and wait for that one cheat day when I will be able to savour the taste.
It takes time for the old habits to die and new habits to replace them. Maybe after a certain time period, I will no longer crave for those foods because my body will feel better and want to eat better. Till that time, I need to be patient and firm. There is no use feeling guilty about wanting to eat those foods as long as I don’t actually eat them. Many dieticians say that you should actually start loving the food that you eat. But I beg to differ. Love takes its own time. It cannot be rushed or created where it does not exist. Forced changes or habits never last for long. So, the best thing to do is accept your cravings but don’t let them overpower you and be thankful for your will power that allows you to stick to the diet.
My Fat Loss Journey 