What is ‘being good’?

Our Group Leaders often ask members, "why have you stayed the same this week?" and often the reply is " I don't know, I've been good”.

What does "being good" mean?

Does being good mean you have managed to resist the temptation for chocolate this week but then forgot about the Indian takeaway and 2 pints of larger you had instead!   Does being good mean you have deliberately forgotten to hand in your truth sheet because you only managed to fill in 3 days and then could not be bothered to complete the rest.  However, in your mind this may still count as being good, as it is better to be good for a few days, than not being good at all!  

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Being good can mean lots of different things to different people and is largely dependent on what eating habits you had before you started your diet.  You may genuinely have been good in comparison to what you were eating before you started dieting.  However, does this 'being good' necessarily mean you have done enough  to lose weight.

Be honest with yourself, if you have not lost weight this week, no matter how good you think you have been, is there room for improvement?  Think about your first dieting week.  Were you good that week?  Did you get a weight loss that week?  Have you been as good this week? 

What does being good mean to you?

To attend Super Slim every week and get rewarded with a weight loss each week, this is what being good should really mean.

1. Completing a truth sheet in full, for a full seven days.
   
2. Not just completing your truth sheet but filling it in with your meals in accordance with the diet you are doing.  Yes, some members really believe that they can still lose weight eating two large slices of cheesecake each week just because they have written it on their truth sheet.
   
3. Eating in accordance with your diet plan and counting a calorie value for all of your extras.  Calorie values are at the back of your diet book and if you are unsure look on food labels for the Kcal value.  If you have eaten apple pie and custard, just because you have written it on your truth sheet does not necessarily mean you will lose weight!  Of course you can have this, provided you have allowed enough extra  calories and worked it into your 1400 or 1050 extra calories for the week.  If still unsure, always over estimate or phone your Group Leader for a better idea.  Under estimating your extra calorie intake will only lead to disappointment.
   
4. Weighing everything restricted on your diet.  This does not just mean just on the first week of the diet.  We tend to weigh everything the first week and then guess the size of things after that.  It is amazing how easily a piece of chicken or a portion of cheese can grow quite naturally of its own accord!   Our portion sizes will increase if we are not checking them daily.  Remember, you love your food and that is why you are overweight in the first place.
   
5. Reading your diet regularly and using your diet to the full.  If you feel hungry and you have used all of your extra calories, get your diet book out and see what you can have to eat.  Think about the foods you have not eaten that day.  For example, have a hot pasta dish with tomato sauce as a snack or a rice salad.  You may wish to take advantage of your unlimited vegetable soup or unlimited sugar free jelly if following the Lifestyle diet.  There is always plenty to eat but sometimes it takes a bit of thought.  If  you decide to follow your poor eating habits and go for a couple of biscuits if you feel peckish,  this could lead to that 'oh blow the diet feeling' and you may go off the rails for the whole week.  This is the easy way out but will not result in a good week.  Concentrate on what you can eat rather than what you cannot eat!
   
6. Plan your week.  Do your main shop once a week only.  Buy in the meals you are going to have that week.  Do not buy those tempting extras that you purchase for the family, but only end up eating them yourself!  Do some batch cooking and take advantage of your freezer if you have time.  This will mean you can prepare a meal quickly if you are in a rush one mealtime.

With all these tips in mind, put them into practice and you will definitely have ‘been good’.  You will then be rewarded with a weight loss.

In other words, you need to be an angel all week before you can wear your halo?