Hot Chocolate vs. Diet Cola

JUST FOR TODAY:  Trust your intuition for exactly what your body needs, even if you have "diet rules" from the past.

Imagine this scene:  it's very cold outside, and you walk into a coffee shop with your friends.  Their intuition tells them that they need a hot beverage, and they each place their order.  "Large Cappuccino."  "Extra Large Latte."  "Large Hot Chocolate."  "Mmmm," your intuition says, "hot chocolate is exactly what I need right now!"  Then, your diet dialogue counters, "but wait, there are too many calories in that beverage, don't waste your calories on that."  "I'll have a Diet Cola, with extra ice," you say to the barista.  Your friends stare at you in disbelief.  As the snow falls outside, you sip on your icy beverage.  You notice how much your friends are enjoying their hot selections, and you stare at your diet cola in disbelief.  "What was I thinking," you wonder.  Perhaps you were thinking too much about your own "diet rules," such as, "do not drink anything with calories, save your calories for solid food."  Challenge these "diet rules," because they no longer serve you.  They starve you.  Trust your intuition instead.

©2010 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado