Little Learnings Through the Bernstein Diet
I work in Aboriginal issues, and when we consult with communities, I love the roundtable, open-circle approach to discussing issues. The knowledge, wisdom, perspectives and realistic solutions from individuals is enlightening and refreshing.
As I reflect on Bernstein and its impact on my life, I want to take that open-circle approach. So I have the talking stick: here are my thoughts.
Sugar is poison
Salt is evil
I don't need to eat as much as I thought I did.
We (I as chef) relied on starches and meat to fill the void; processed white breads and sugar-laden products.
I'm keeping the preferred products, and in the process of mapping out for each member of the family portions/foods and a new approach to meal planning that balances out what we're eating and how much.
The program has given me the opportunity to stop the bus, do some research, evaluate my relationship with food, and what food I want to have in my life. I always admired high performance athletes who would say that their body is their temple and they don't ingest anything that harms it. I would think - yes, nice philosophy - as I drove through a McDonald's restaurant for a Big Mac. Now I know what that adage means, and have been living it. I want to continue living that clean-eating motto.
Now, in some communities, a sacred stick, pipe or other cultural object might be passed around the circle. The purpose is that each individual would "speak into it" (a metaphor for simply verbalizing publicly) their one action that they commit to implementing to continue the learning and path to change.
So, here's my personal commitment toward continued action. I'm going to create a visual "talking stick" - a decorated plate to visualize how I will eat based on my learnings - as a commitment to myself for the future.
I'm going to do that this weekend and I'll post a
photo and display it on my fridge for daily visualize and action. I'll post it when it's done.
What would your "talking stick" commitment look like?
And no...this picture is not it. Far from it...
As I reflect on Bernstein and its impact on my life, I want to take that open-circle approach. So I have the talking stick: here are my thoughts.
Sugar is poison
Salt is evil
I don't need to eat as much as I thought I did.
We (I as chef) relied on starches and meat to fill the void; processed white breads and sugar-laden products.
I'm keeping the preferred products, and in the process of mapping out for each member of the family portions/foods and a new approach to meal planning that balances out what we're eating and how much.
The program has given me the opportunity to stop the bus, do some research, evaluate my relationship with food, and what food I want to have in my life. I always admired high performance athletes who would say that their body is their temple and they don't ingest anything that harms it. I would think - yes, nice philosophy - as I drove through a McDonald's restaurant for a Big Mac. Now I know what that adage means, and have been living it. I want to continue living that clean-eating motto.
Now, in some communities, a sacred stick, pipe or other cultural object might be passed around the circle. The purpose is that each individual would "speak into it" (a metaphor for simply verbalizing publicly) their one action that they commit to implementing to continue the learning and path to change.
So, here's my personal commitment toward continued action. I'm going to create a visual "talking stick" - a decorated plate to visualize how I will eat based on my learnings - as a commitment to myself for the future.
I'm going to do that this weekend and I'll post a
photo and display it on my fridge for daily visualize and action. I'll post it when it's done.What would your "talking stick" commitment look like?
And no...this picture is not it. Far from it...
Comments
I'm trying to learn from you, I however find that I have some of the same problems.
I haven't been able to shake my holiday loss. I got close and then my cravings got the best of me.
Am considering going back to the clinic to go back on strict but the clinics take sooo much time out of my already busy day. I'm giving myself one month to get back to goal and then I'll go back if I can't lose this weight on my own.
Just remember - 7 oz protein and fruit (morning and lunch) and the rest veggies with a few breads. It melts off again. Good luck!