Yet another attempt at loosing weight abandoned. In the intervening few months I have tried both Weight Watchers and calorie counting. I have successfully lost weight on both and put it back on. They all work. Isn’t that just amazing! Put less into your mouth and loose weight! Rocket science? Arrg! I get so hungry and I can’t stop thinking about food. There is too much temptation about.
One of the biggest down sides I have found to strict adherence to the Chew-Chew diet is fitting it in around my kids and husband. They all like to be fed at regular times, three times a day at least. It is quite difficult to wait until “A good and true hunger” has arrived when the food’s hot on the table and likely to go to waste if it’s not eaten now. If I follow Fletcher suggestion then it may be another six hours before I serve a meal again and the hunger has become unbearable. I found I couldn’t do that on a daily basis. Besides, I think it’s so important for the family to eat together.
What have I taken from Fletcherism?
- Hunger is good, but too hungry is bad.
- Small portions are the key to weight loss without counting units. Chewing each mouthful 32 times works and stopping as soon as the feeling of hunger fades stops you over eating but don’t put too much on your plate or cook too much in the first place. You can always have a small snack later if you find you’re hungry again.
- Enjoy life and don’t obsess.
Have I given up on the Chew-Chew Diet?
Simple Answer – No. But I have to modify it to suit me and my lifestyle.
