Go Bananas?

This seemed to be another great topic to tackle: Fads and other Ridiculous Things!  While there are so many fabulous resources to help kick-start the path to a healthier and happier life, there is a lot of crap out there!

This article from my "friends" at Spark People lets us in on a new fad called "The Morning Banana Diet"!  This new fad diet from Japan boasts of having a banana and some room temp water for breakfast!  The diet then acts like so many fad diets by saying that after consuming this magical fruit (sorry, beans!) you can have whatever you like to eat for lunch and dinner.

Always makes me think of Slim Fast.  "A sensible dinner..."  Seriously, if most overweight and obese people had the control to eat sensibly for dinner, then why in the heck would they need a diet plan????  I know it's an old joke, but come on!?  For those who have gained weight through basic lack of exercise and poor eating habits, the route to weight loss in a 'sensible' way, is through good nutrition with calorie reduction, and an increase in exercise. 

I suppose to further rant about this topic of fads and diets, it would be nice if I was able to have some more support from my health insurance to seek some behavioral therapy for my eating issues.  I have seen the nutritionist *and* the personal trainer.  However, after almost 5 years gaining the tools to lose weight, I have neglected gaining knowledge and guidance in one key area of weight loss: fixing the emotional and mental blockers that keep me from truly being able to lose the rest of the weight, and keep it off for good.  To have no more back lashes when something extremely stressful comes in my path, like the death of a loved one, or moving 900 miles from your entire life (besides your husband) would be a comfort. 

I know that food is my addiction, and I am obsessive and compulsive about all aspects of it.  I thought years ago that when I would be 5 years out in my journey, that food would not be such a source of stress still, but I was wrong.  I almost obsess over it more now.  When I am at a point where I have true control over my eating, it's almost as disordered (Check out info on "Orthorexia").  I become vigilant with weighing all of my food in grams, and track it in Spark People.  However, just because I am doing it and losing weight doesn't make it right.  I need to find a balance in my life that has not been reached yet.  I am either on point with my diet or my exercise.  I have not gotten to a point yet where both aspects of my life are working in harmony.  It's time to tune up my engines!!