I stumbled upon an interesting study the other day.
It showed that people who ate a bit of what they craved alongside a generally balanced diet actually did better and lost more weight over a year than those who didn’t. And their cravings remained manageable for the following year too.
Really, this shouldn’t be a surprise.
Despite the fact that we all feel convinced that if we are to lose weight then our diet must be pretty much perfect. We’re either eating well and losing weight or we’re doing the opposite.
But yet again, the middle ground is the place to be!
By not outlawing your favourite foods, but learning to eat them appropriately alongside an otherwise decent diet, you’re much more likely to be able to maintain the changes to your diet for the long term.
And when you’re able to keep showing up, good things happen – even if you’re not going about things in the perfect way you think you should.