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I consider it a step in the right direction too for you to have eaten 1/10th your normal amount of chocolate. Can you do that EVERY day? I bet you can.Ben wrote:Today I had much less chocolate than normal, about a tenth of normal, and what I didn't eat in chocolate I made up for in brown rice, so I consider that a step in the right direction.
Norm wrote:Make indulgences like chocolate a reward. -Norm
SactoBob wrote:I don't think that this is a good idea for a person who has a long term addiction to chocolate. A few days ago, I saw another person new to the program advocating more water as a solution to obesity to another newbie. This too is contrary to what Dr. McDougall or Jeff or anybody knowledgeable would recommend.
I appreciate that in all cases the advice offered was in good faith and with the best of intentions. However it is my belief that such advice should be viewed very cautiously when offered by somebody who has yet to achieve long term success. Support is great. Referral to something said by Dr. M or Jeff etc. is great. But actual advice like this that has never been given by Dr. M or Jeff, I have a problem. I just don't see how a person who themselves has not shown that they understand and can apply the principles of the program by achieving some long term success can be qualified to independently advise others. I'm sorry for the possible hurt that this position may give to some, but I think that it is an important concept.
SactoBob wrote:I don't think that this is a good idea for a person who has a long term addiction to chocolate.Norm wrote:Make indulgences like chocolate a reward. -Norm
No hurt feelings here. You're expressing your hard earned opinion. I've read your success story. You've earned the right to speak your mind.SactoBob wrote: I'm sorry for the possible hurt that this position may give to some, but I think that it is an important concept.
Norm wrote: As for offering advice that didn't come straight from Dr. McDougall's mouth or Jeff's mouth... we all do it. I've never watched one video or listened to one audio or read one thing by Dr. McDougall where he comes off as blunt and abrasive as you do.
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