New research on the Corona virus has shown that a BMI greater than 30 is a risk factor for hospital admission in patients younger than 60 years old. There is a strong correlation between being overweight and the risk of complications or death from COVID-19. Now more than ever people realize that their weight is directly impacting their health. People are desperately looking to lose weight quickly.
Covid19 has instilled a fear in all us and as a result everyone has been implementing new and unimaginable behaviors creating a “new normal” in society (and we thought it was so difficult to change people.) Now is the time to effect lasting change that will bez”H lead to a long life of health and happiness.
Does this scenario sound familiar?
You stumble across an exciting new diet fad. You think to yourself, “A-ha! I haven’t tried this one before. This must be the answer I’ve been searching for all along.”
You cut out sugar. Or gluten. Or you go keto.
And initially, you do lose weight, because you’ve imposed restrictions on what you can eat (no sugar, no gluten, etc.). You find yourself eating different foods than you are used to. You have limited choices so overall, you’re eating less.
But then, something starts to happen. You start getting more comfortable with your new food choices and discover new food that you can eat on your “fad” diet. You’re no longer eating less and you start to creep back up to your old weight. You may have cut out a certain food group, but your eating habits have remained the same.
“Quick fix” diets only change what kind of food you’re eating.
They don’t fundamentally change how you’re eating.
Cutting out isn’t always necessary
If someone’s body reacts just fine to gluten, why would we remove quinoa or whole wheat bread from their diet? It not logical.
Unless there’s a specific health indication that would require someone to eliminate a particular food, there would be really no reason to do that.
We work with clients all across the health spectrum—people with diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, or hormonal issues. All health concerns are addressed when building your personalized diet.
Every meal should be enjoyable. There is a direct correlation between mood and food. If you feel good about how and what you eat, you’ll actually be eating less.
The root of the problem
You’re not struggling with your weight because you haven’t detoxed, or because you eat gluten, or because you’re not vegetarian.
You’re struggling because you haven’t corrected the root of the problem.
Why are you so hungry all the time?
Why can’t you lose weight even though you don’t even eat that much?
Why are you so good on your diet all day and then blow it at night?
You want to get to the root of your problem.
Your diet must be structured around the real issues at hand. Your dieting experience needs to be as pleasant and practical as possible.
Weight loss doesn’t require pain. It doesn’t require anything dramatic. All it requires is small and consistent changes that lead to dramatic results.
Mindset and self-control
A huge part of dieting is mindset—huge emphasis on that.
Do you resist giving your diet your 100% commitment? Many people feel like if they give themselves some flexibility, they’ll feel less deprived.
That can be a huge mistake. Flexibility and leeway actually lead to dieting stress. Making choices and negotiating with oneself creates frustration, which in turn causes us to make the wrong food choices.
My clients know that in my office we never use the word try.
We don’t “try” things. We do things.
Trying is a way of saying “not actually happening.”
It is the subtle messages we tell ourselves that affect our mindset and behaviors.
Lasting change
Dieting and weight loss are not a state you want to be in forever.
Our diet gives you daily practice and tools for a lifetime of sustained weight loss. Transitioning into maintenance is seamless and the weight loss will stay off.
If you don’t perceive a diet program as something that fits practically into your life in the long term, then you shouldn’t even be starting it. It will be short lived, and you’ll be back where you began.
Our weight loss program is disciplined and individually structured. It incorporates foods and changes that you’ll see as practical, livable, and sustainable.
Basie Silber MS CNS has designed her program around specific meal times based on the body’s ghrelin (hunger hormone) production. Her belief is that if you can keep your hunger and appetite to a minimum then, by default, you’ll be able to control your portion sizes and food choices.
For 16 years Basie has been successfully counseling clients in weight loss and the feedback BH continues to be gratifying. It’s exciting to meet clients years later and see how good they look and feel. It’s especially heart warming when they express how positive and seamless their weight loss experience was at One on One Health.
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This article is insightful, articulate, and super-prevalent! I feel inspired to diet! Please keep writing…
Wow! that is so true! i have heard of Basie and met people who have had major long-lasting success!
This article is insightful, articulate, and super-prevalent! I feel inspired to diet! Please keep writing…
this makes so much sense!
Having been on many diets Bassi’s food plan is easy and doable for the long-term. You learn to be careful while eating a normal amount of good healthy food. it’s great eating habits that you want to implement into your life.
Great article! A lot to think about!
I don’t think that coronavirus has instilled a fear in all us in the way we eat, but it certainly has instilled a fear in most of us of hospitals. People have stopped going to hospitals and voila! deaths en masse have stopped. People are still dying here and there, after all the bacteria was released in the air, but it’s far from what it was when people went to hospitals. It would take a long time for most to get the trust of doctors and nurses back, which is why hospitals can renovate the ER now – it’s empty.
I wouldn’t call keto a fad diet. It has very specific goals which can be life saving for those struggling with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol.
It is somewhat limiting in terms of carbs, but if done right, and with healthy fats, it’s very filling and really not hard to do long term.