What Are You Really Hungry For?

The diet is still going well—and I will once again plug the diet the Belly Fat Cure. I feel lighter. What I like about this diet is that I can eat things I like. I'm giving up sugar, not food.


I was watching Oprah yesterday. She had a guest who discussed why people use food to control their lives. According to Oprah's website "Geneen Roth's book Women, Food, and God has the advice you need to stop dieting and become more aware of what you're eating and how you're eating." And Oprah says she will never diet again. These are the seven guidelines of the book—but Roth warns that unless you're willing to do the soul searching that goes along with them, they're useless—

• Eat when you are hungry.
  
• Eat sitting down in a calm environment. This does not include the car.
  
• Eat without distractions. Distractions include radio, television, newspapers, books, intense or anxiety-producing conversations or music.
  
• Eat what your body wants.
  
• Eat until you are satisfied.
  
• Eat (with the intention of being) in full view of others.
  
• Eat with enjoyment, gusto and pleasure.

I have not purchased this book—not yet anyway. I'm still working on figuring out The Secret.