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First, the news! Since last month's newsletter, there have been some big changes:
- A greatly expanded version of the book Normal Eating for Normal Weight is now available in paperback for $14.95! Members can read it online at no additional charge; all 200 pages have been uploaded to the members-only area.
- NormalEating.com has undergone a long-overdue redesign. The site is much easier to navigate - no more hunting for the eBook, plus moving from page to page in the eBook is easier. You no longer have to scroll down to reach the tree of links.
- You can join NormalEating.com with a credit card; you don't need to be a member of PayPal anymore. Membership is a one-time fee of $25, and includes the support forum and online eBook (full text).
Please come check out the new book! It clarifies and expands on many common points of confusion. If you're a member, you have access to the full book online. If you're not yet a member, you still can read sample chapters.
I spent a fair number of late nights working on the book, and that inspired the topic of this month's newsletter: sleep deprivation - how it compares to overeating (with an excerpt from the new book), and how it can trigger overeating.
Sheryl Canter
www.NormalEating.com
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Do you struggle with guilt about eating so-called "forbidden foods"? There is never a reason for guilt or shame about what you eat. Guilt means you feel you've done something morally wrong, and there's no right or wrong when it comes to eating. Not convinced? Consider this (from the new book, chapter on Stage 1):
Eating is an issue of self-care, not moral correctness.
An analogy can make this easier to see. Your body needs sleep as well as
nutrition. Do you feel wracked with guilt and shame if you stay up all night?
You may feel annoyed with yourself when you're tired the next day, but you
don't feel guilt and shame. You know that it's your right to stay up all night
if you choose, even if it's not the best choice for your health.
It's the same with eating. You have the right to eat whatever you want,
whenever you want, and however much you want. You are responsible for your own
self-care, but your right to choose what you eat is absolute. There's nothing
to feel guilty about.
So forget about the guilt, and let's talk about self-care.
Have you ever noticed that when you don't get enough sleep, you feel like eating all day? You're not imagining it, and it's not just an emotional urge. When you haven't gotten enough sleep, your body prompts you to eat more to keep your energy up.
That's just one of many good reasons to get adequate sleep. Scientists have found significant measurable impairment in reaction time and reasoning ability when people are short just a few hours of sleep. You function better and cope better when you're well rested. Plus you need adequate sleep to lose weight. Just as children do their growing while asleep, adults do their shrinking - burning of fat - while asleep. Your body needs that down time for a wide range of metabolic clean-up tasks. You'll burn off less fat without sleep and you'll tend to eat more without sleep - so get enough sleep!
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Surveys have shown that a very large percentage of adults routinely fail to get adequate sleep. Are you one of them? If so, try this experiment. For the next week, make sure you allot 8 hours to sleep every night, and keep a log about how you feel during the day. I'll bet you feel better and function better - and you may end up a few pounds lighter, as well.
If you're a Normal Eating Support Group member,
please visit the
Newsletter section of the forum to discuss these ideas. If you're not a
currently a member, please
join us!
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