| A dieter often has problems with self-esteem. He or | | | | Soon the dieter will forget entirely about any past |
| she might well be highly conscious of the fact that his | | | | "cheating." |
| or her figure offers evidence of past indulgences. If | | | | A dieter must learn how to use the mirror as an |
| that dieter then "cheats" while dieting, that "cheater" | | | | esteem builder, rather than an esteem destroyer. A |
| could well suffer even more problems with | | | | dieter should not spend endless hours in front of a |
| self-esteem. | | | | mirror, examining those parts of his or her body that |
| When someone has attempted to stay with a low | | | | show visible excess fat. The dieter does not need to |
| carb diet plan, the act of "cheating" involves the | | | | be reminded about flab in any part of his or her body. |
| ingestion of something with refined carbohydrates. | | | | The dieter should instead use the mirror as a reminder |
| That act can cause the dieter to suffer from a decline | | | | that he or she has a particularly attractive or |
| in self-esteem. Recovery from such cheating | | | | eye-catching feature. A dieting female might, for |
| demands an improvement in the dieter's self-esteem. | | | | example, build her self esteem by using a mirror to |
| Many of the low carb pages on this website talk about | | | | examine her hair or eyes. A dieting male might find |
| low carb food and low carb recipes. This page will | | | | pleasure in using a mirror to re-examine some extra |
| focus more on the best attitude to adopt while | | | | big shoulder muscles. |
| pursuing low carb living. It will explain how a recovery | | | | A dieter should not focus on weight loss. He or she |
| from "cheating" can encourage the development of | | | | ought to become involved in a number of different |
| greater self-esteem. | | | | activities. That involvement should help the dieter to |
| A dieter who wants to maintain his or her self-esteem | | | | forget about food. |
| should not decline participation in social activities. If a | | | | The dieter needs to avoid temptation. He or she should |
| dieter has been cheating that fact deserves even | | | | make an effort to remain free from hunger at all times. |
| greater attention from the one-time "cheater. A dieter | | | | A dieter on a low carb diet might want to carry around |
| who does whatever he or she wants while dieting | | | | some low carb snacks. Those snacks would help the |
| should find it easier to regain his or her self-esteem. | | | | dieter to prevent further cheating. That in turn would |
| The dieter who has been cheating should not allow his | | | | allow the dieter to maintain his or her vital self-esteem. |
| or her thoughts to dwell on that slight deviance from | | | | As a result, the dieter would stay on a low carb diet, |
| the restrictions of the high protein, low carb diet. That | | | | and would never again need to face the challenge of |
| dieter should simply resume adherence to that same | | | | overcoming a guilty conscience. (At least not guilt from |
| diet. Soon the dieter will be rewarded with weight loss. | | | | over-eating. |