Restriction Generates Yearning. You Want What You

And Dieting, I Discovered, Was Another Form Of Disordered Eating, Just As Anorexia And Bulimia Similarly Disrupt The Natural Order Of Eating. "ordered" Eating Is The Practice Of Eating When You Are Hungry And Ceasing To Eat When Your Brain Sends The Signal That Your Stomach Is Full. ... All People Who Live Their Lives On A Diet Are Suffering. If You Can Accept Your Natural Body Weight And Not Force It To Beneath Your Body's Natural, Healthy Weight, Then You Can Live Your Life Free Of Dieting, Of Restriction, Of Feeling Guilty Every Time You Eat A Slice Of Your Kid's Birthday Cake.

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