The no-diet diet

I've been wondering what to call what I've been doing to lose over 40 lbs since last March, and now I know! It's called intuitive eating, or the no-diet diet!

Professor loses weight on no-diet diet

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- When Steven Hawks is tempted by ice cream bars, M&Ms and toffee-covered almonds at the grocery store, he doesn't pass them by. He fills up his shopping cart.

It's the no-diet diet, an approach the Brigham Young University health science professor used to lose 50 pounds and to keep it off for more than five years.

Hawks calls his plan "intuitive eating" and thinks the rest of the country would be better off if people stopped counting calories, started paying attention to hunger pangs and ate whatever they wanted.

As part of intuitive eating, Hawks surrounds himself with unhealthy foods he especially craves. He says having an overabundance of what's taboo helps him lose his desire to gorge.

There is a catch to this no-diet diet, however: Intuitive eaters only eat when they're hungry and stop when they're full. (-> Rest of story<-)

I do stock up my house with junk food, and because I know it's always there for me I don't have this overwhelming urge to eat up everything in the house!! Also, both reading books and blogging really help to occupy my mind and my hands. And, when I am eating, I think, “am I still hungry? Do I need that second chop? Nope, guess not.” Thank you, Blogger! ;)