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- Feature Article: Can the indiscriminate eater make peace with the disciplined dieter within?
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Can these two ever make peace?
I'm talking about the indiscriminate eater and the disciplined dieter, both of which reside within. The answer? Read my thoughts in today's Feature Article.
We had a fantastic turnout for this week's TeleSeminar with Burr Leonard, founder of the Bar Method. Conversation focused on creating optimal body shaping through positioning and progressive intensity for best results.
If you missed the call, it will be replaying online soon for a limited time only. Those who signed up for the call will be emailed a link to the audio soon. If you didn't get a chance to sign up but would like to listen, go HERE to sign up and you will be sent the link to the audio page as well.
Next TeleSeminar guest is beauty and skin expert Carrie Pierce on September 16; information and links below in Upcoming Events.
There you will also find information about the upcoming TeleSeminar with Dr. Carolyn Dean scheduled for September 24.
PLUS a new addition to the TeleSeminar schedule for late summer/early fall: Craig Ballantyne. More below!
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Complimentary TeleSeminars on the calendar:
 September 16, 2009: Carrie Pierce, skin and beauty specialist.
Topic: "Beauty is an inside job - Part 2!
Carrie wowed us with Part 1 of this call - be sure to tune in for Part 2, where Carrie will address:
* Carrie's 4 super tips for women entering menopause
* why menopause has such a bearing on skin health
* exactly how hormones impact the skin, hair, and nails
* why all-natural skin care products are so important to overall health -
...and more
 September 24, 2009: Dr. Carolyn Dean, MD, ND
Topic: "The Seven Pillars of Health" The doctor of the future is here!
Join me on this informative call with Dr. Carolyn Dean and find out why she is my dream doctor - and get a jumpstart on her Natural Health Prescription from the future - now!
PLUS Dr. Dean will have a SPECIAL GIFT for those on the call!
AND when you receive the email confirming your call confirmation, you will have the opportunity to submit questions for Dr. Dean to answer on the call. How sweet is that?
 September 29, 2009: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, M. Sc.
Topics: "Musclehead goes veggie: it's easy to eat vegetarian"
On this call, Craig will reveal:
- Why "veggie" doesn't always mean "healthy" - and what to do about it!
- Quick and easy solutions for veggie meal plans on the go
- 7 tips for success in transitioning from the SAD (standard American diet) to healthful veggie meals
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Can the indiscriminate eater make peace with the disciplined dieter within?
by Lani Muelrath, M.A.
Can the indiscriminate eater make peace with the disciplined dieter within?
(YES. But first...)
Let's face it.
There are two distinct voices within for anyone who has ever had a weight problem.
How about we meet these two, face to face (and fork).
For one, there's the indiscriminate eater.
Qualities: You know, the one that wants to eat whatever it wants, whenever it wants, as much as it wants.
The Challenge: Denying that this voice exists only makes it emerge in the must unseemly, unmanageable, and covert ways. Like bingeing, sneaking food, and hiding rations.
And if you haven't experienced all three of these behaviors like I have, then maybe two of them, or one. Or had the desire to implement one of them.
Then we have the disciplined dieter.
Qualities: The one who actually knows (deep down, you do) how and what to eat to be able to lose weight or maintain weight and be healthier. And the disciplined dieter we are talking about is the one with wisdom. The OCD - obsessive compulsive dieter - is another voice entirely. Let's get that clear.
The Challenge: Potentially, getting derailed in "perfect diet" muddle that gets you nowhere fast when it comes to your fitness, fat loss, and weight management goals. Most often challenged by the disowned voice of the indiscriminate eater.
Actually, there are several other voices out there in the eating and food realm but for now we're sticking to the two in the title.
Evidence
Each of these voices leaves definite trails of qualifying symptoms.
Most obviously, the indiscriminate eater emerges as what I refer to as the "spoiled brat syndrome". Certain that it is surrounded by other women who all can eat "whatever they want whenever they want and still stay thin", there is a loud stamping of the foot in rebellion when the common sense of the disciplined dieter mentions her agenda.
This creates an enormous conflict within. It can lead to the pain of white-knuckle dieting (a losing proposition and not to be aspired to, trust me) and its inevitable backlash.
The disciplined dieter voice wants, most of all, discipline so that it can maintain control. This is necessary for it to create successful weight management, fitness, or weight loss. Evidence of the disciplined dieter can be found in plans, lists, good and bad categories, and "good and bad" eating behaviors.
Some of these pathways are more productive than others. For example, when we get into "good and bad" anything, we hook all the other feelings we have about being "good" or "bad. Better to take the perspective of "that which is most compatible with our [weight loss, fat loss, bodyshaping] goals."
Where these two voices make peace.
These two voices, very strong in any woman with a long and colorful diet history, can find a meeting place of peace.
A connecting point where they can join hands and walk you the path of fitness and weight loss freedom. It is a truce worth searching out and investigating.
The very process of this investigation will deliver to you very, very valuable information about what it is you really want in terms of your fitness, body-shaping, and weight loss goals. When we're caught up in the confusion and swinging back and forth from one voice to the next, confusion and frustration reign. What we want is clarity, conviction, and of course, success. One of the very first questions I ask my weight loss clients and students in my coaching programs such as the Woman's Fitness Blueprint is "why do you want to lose weight? Or get fit? The answers to these questions, seriously considered, lead us to tremendous insights about our pathway. They unfold our power to build the mastery that brings us to realization of our goals.
Yes, we can integrate these voices by inviting them to joined forces as the disciplined eater.
The one who knows, deep down, the principles to embrace and strategies to implement to succeed at lasting weight loss.
The one who gets to eat, fully enjoying an alimentary experience. Embracing the very satisfaction of good food well eaten. Yes, we need a dietary plan. But all that is is disciplined eating.
And eating sounds so much more fun, free, and happy than "dieting", yes?
It takes an inner energy shift, a different mindset, and disentanglement from the confused voices of the past.
I know, because it happened for me.
© Lani Muelrath 2009 All Rights Reserved
Holistic Fitness Lifestyle Coach Lani Muelrath, M.A., specializes in helping women succeed in their w*eight
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