Woman, Food and God by Geneen Roth to be readdressed on  Oprah, Monday July 11, 2010.

Oprah again talks about why she will never diet again!

Early in the history of this blog we covered Paul McKenna’s 4 rules for losing weight and keeping it off.  They were:

1. Eat when you are hungry
2. Eat consciously
3. Eat what you want
4. Stop when you are full

In a recent recording posted on Oprah’s page, Geneen Roth walked us through 7 Guidelines that will lead us to losing weight and keeping it off.   Simply stated they are:

By MiShaun Taylor

With so much said about diet and healthy eating, losing weight is still a major dilemma for millions of men and women who can’t seem to shed off enough pounds. But, what is enough pounds and why is losing “enough” weight so difficult?

The fact is, you are who you are, and your weight is not based solely on what you eat, but also on your metabolism, whom your parents are, what your genes are like, and how you live your life. So, if you follow a diet endorsed by someone like Oprah, will you be absolutely certain to lose those extra pounds? We aren’t so sure.

We have been on the road a lot this month, traveling between our home in Baja and family’s homes in Sacramento and Paradise.  I have even spent two weeks alone while Chuck attended a family get-together in Texas.  Being alone presented it’s own challenges and rewards.  I find that when not faced with the routine of the regular meals I was quite content to graze through my days on fresh fruit and yogurt concoctions.

This week Chuck and I are on the road and hoping from one house to another visiting friends and family.  We brought along our weights and exercise guide and have been pretty faithful to our routine but I do find it more difficult to eat well when we are visiting with others.  There is a lot of tendency to grab something quick and easy and other folks don’t necessarily cook what we would.

The goal of every advertisement or commercial we see for cosmetics, clothes, diets, or exercise equipment is to convince us that we need to improve our looks in order to be happy, to be loved, or to be successful. Their very purpose is to create self-doubt within us and make us believe we need to buy their product to beautiful.  Whenever I think of this I get angry! I am tired of being told I am too fat, my teeth are not white enough, my hair is not shiny enough, my heels are not high enough….and on and on.