AimMee
Cheating. What's the point?
by , January 21st, 2014 at 08:20 PM (1826 Views)
I know I run the risk of alienating people by *****ing about this, which is why I'm keeping it to my own blog rather than being argumentative in the forums. Because, truly, I'm more confused than anything else. I firmly believe that everyone should do what's best for them and be adult enough to make their own choices, but it doesn't mean I always understand those choices.
I feel like many of us have fallen into a mindset of "I've been fat/overweight/depressed/unhappy/unhealthy/FillInTheBlank for so long, at least I'm doing SOMETHING about it now. So that's a step in the right direction, and at least I'm doing THAT." And it's true. You have to start somewhere. The biggest failure is simply to never start.
This is where my confusion comes in. This protocol is wonderful. It's a beacon of light in fatty darkness. I know most of us believe that, and I think it's absolutely true. But there is science behind it. It is a PROTOCOL, not a set of recommendations. In so many areas of life (including many diets), it's okay to try things here, do things differently there, fudge a little, and be more than okay with it. But I can't, for the life of me, figure out why people do it on this protocol - specifically on P2. Losing weight is the main objective, right? Sure it is. But can we all agree that a huge part of this is also reformulating your thoughts, learning about your body, practicing/learning discipline, breaking addictions, etc etc etc?
I'll admit, I'm a bit of a do-it-the-right-way-and-do-it-all-the-way-or-don't-bother-doing-it-at-all type. It's true. I am. And it holds true in all areas of my life and in all phases of this diet. I also realize not everyone is that way. That's the beauty of people, we're all different. But for the relatively short period of 23-40 days (short compared to the big picture, anyway), it's such a rigorous plan to follow. It's precise. It's exact. And it ain't easy! But it is what it is, and it's that way for a reason. If you take the plunge and want to DO it, why not do it the way it's intended to be done? You wouldn't go to a surgeon to get your gallbladder out and be okay with him going in through your armpit to get it "just because", would you? I mean, it would work. He'd get it out. You'd be rid of the gallbladder. But why not do it the right way and give yourself the highest likelihood of a positive outcome?
I guess what I'm saying is, it blows my mind when someone chooses to "go rogue" or "off protocol" not to test the waters, and not to see if something might benefit them, but "just because." No, I wouldn't eat fat free Fage in p2 because it's not on protocol and I'd be afraid of derailing myself. I know once I get derailed, especially because I made a poor choice, it's a downward spiral from there. So I avoid it. I do admire people that are willing to chance it and end up with good results, but I'm too much of a wuss for that I guess. Conversely, those that just WON'T follow the protocol because they want something so badly, or they have a lot of homework, or they're mad at their husband, or they just refuse to live without chocolate/milk/bread/whatever... Aren't you reinforcing the behavior that brought us to where we are now in the first place? Why spend the money and time and a fair amount of effort on this diet to then turn around and justify ruining it for yourself? It goes back to my first statement... "Well, if I lose 13 pounds instead of 30, that sucks because I would rather lose 30. But at least I lost 13!" Yes, at least you did. But how much more could you have lost?
If you want abs but you just HAVE to have that cheeseburger? You don't want abs. You want a cheeseburger.
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