Does Dieting Cause Insanity?

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. 

Dieting is a very particular brand of insanity. 

I never thought I was doing the same thing over and over, because technically I wasn’t.  

Each time I went on a diet, it was a different plan. High protein one time, food combining the next. A personal trainer here, Pilates there. Atkins, Zone, raw food, blood type, juice cleanse… the list went on. 

But no matter the diet, the end result was always the same. 

Insanity. And me feeling like I was stuck on what I came to call the hamster wheel from hell. 

But Why? 

I’d plan, prepare, shop, and cook my “good” meals. But by the time dinner rolled around, I didn’t even want them. My cravings were pulling me somewhere else entirely. 

Still, I’d eat the “good” meal because it was what I was supposed to have if I wanted to lose weight. Then I’d go grazing through all the “allowable” foods nearby (protein bars, sugar-free lollies, “diet” treats) looking for the thing that would actually satisfy me. 

Inevitably, I’d end up eating the thing I craved in the first place, but only after I’d consumed a mountain of “allowable good foods”. If I’d just eaten what I really wanted from the start, I would have consumed fewer calories and a lot less guilt. 

Chained to the Addiction! 

And then there was the constant obsession: 

• Meal planning: who really knows on Sunday what they’ll feel like eating on Thursday? 
• Recipe hunting: hours lost down rabbit holes of “allowed” foods. 
• Money wasted: every new diet meant restocking the pantry, which ended up in the graveyard of half-used ingredients. 

Food took up all of my spare time, all of my energy, all of my mental real estate and a big chunk of my money! 

No wonder I felt insane. 

I HEREBY RESIGN! 

Looking back now, I can see it wasn’t me that was the problem. 

It was the weight loss system. Food consumed my life – whether I was on a diet or not. 

And I wanted off that hamster wheel from hell! 

And the day I finally stepped off, that’s the day I truly stepped into my power. 

Food should be simple: fresh, tasty, quick to prepare, and only one small part of a full, happy life.  

Surely I’m not alone in that? 

SHARING THE JOY 

That’s why I started Dietless Living®.  

Want to know how I did it so you can get off the hamster wheel too? Send me a message and let’s chat.  

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