Is Your Inner Child Keeping You Fat?

The food we choose is not “naughty” or “bad”. Nearly all the food we eat contains some form of nutrition. It's just that some food is a better quality of nutrition than others.

Watching TV or spending time at rest is not "naughty" or "bad". Rest and down time is good for us, just not too much of it!!

So why is it we say that we ate “naughty” or “bad” food or that we are “naughty” or “bad” for eating junk food or not exercising?

Why is it that we think we are being naughty by giving ourselves treats, when actually would we treat a naughty child?

Is the cause of this "naughtiness" actually rebellion?

We may be saying that you really want a slimmer, fitter and healthier body and force ourselves to go on a diet or start and exercise programme but then find that we start being “naughty” or “bad”: the diet slips, excuses are found not to exercise and we end up being back where we started or worse!

I believe that often this happens because someone else’s rules are being followed. The diet, the teacher, the trainer makes the rules and we follow them, until there comes a point when we decide we don’t want to follow someone else’s rules and rebel.

So what would it be like if you were to take responsibility and make your own rules?

Having a healthy and fit lifestyle is not about punishing yourself or making yourself “naughty” or “bad” or “wrong” for being unhealthy or unfit. It’s about creating an environment that helps you to feel and be your best. It’s about being happy with who you are, enjoying the choices you make and feeling you are doing the best you can with the resources you have available.

You can find a balance between eating the healthier, good quality nutritious foods and the less healthy, poorer quality foods. You can find a balance of activity and exercise you enjoy, with rest and relaxation.

As an adult you can choose to do these things not because you think you should or someone has told you to.

But because you want to!

Sue x