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Have you ever been on a diet?<\/strong>\u00a0 If you\u2019re the odd man out and say \u2018no\u2019, then ask around. \u00a0I would guarantee\u00a0a large majority of the people you ask\u00a0expel a defeated sigh before saying, \u2018yes\u2019. \u00a0They\u2019ll say yes because we\u00a0are inundated\u00a0with ads for miracle diets, weight loss surgery, and diet pills. \u00a0Fitness gurus promise the loss of 20 pounds in only a few days\u2026for only $39.99. \u00a0Magazine articles reveal the ultimate 5 exercises to get your body bikini ready for\u00a0Summer. \u00a0Everywhere you look \u201cenhanced\u201d\u00a0images of our favorite\u00a0film stars wearing next to nothing, sporting bodies that are clearly not their own. \u00a0I\u2019m sure this is stuff you\u00a0already know.<\/p>\n In my opinion, miracle\u00a0diets are marketing\u00a0inventions designed to force us into striving toward an\u00a0unreasonable ideal of perfection. I\u2019m going to break out my\u00a0dictionary here. \u00a0Merriam-Webster defines perfection as \u201cthe quality or state of being perfect\u2026freedom from fault..flawlessness.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Can you imagine? Being without flaw. \u00a0How boring would that be? \u00a0A guy on the bus has a crooked tooth. That bank teller has a pimple on her forehead. The girl in history class has freckles on her nose. There\u2019s a pro football player who weighs only 200 lbs. That singer has only a two-octave range. \u00a0The concept of perfection is purely subjective. \u00a0Of course, there are examples of (near)\u00a0perfection in the world, but human physicality is definitely not one of them.<\/p>\n According to the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, at my height a healthy weight range is 107-135 lbs. \u00a0For those who don\u2019t know me personally, a decade ago I weighed nearly 3 times the upper end of that range. The daunting\u00a0task of losing nearly 250 lbs. to get to that\u00a0prescribed\u00a0\u00a0\u201cideal\u201d \u00a0was discouraging, demoralizing and seemed simply unattainable. \u00a0At that weight, life was rather limited. I didn\u2019t travel, except by car. I ran out of breath walking up a flight of stairs. I couldn\u2019t go to my local mall and enjoy window\u00a0shopping. When you can fit into clothes sold in only one (maybe two) stores, it pretty much limits the number of windows.<\/p>\n So at some point in the last decade, I realized that physical perfection was not my destiny. EVER! \u00a0I finally had a simple epiphany \u2014 I am me, and only I could change me. \u00a0I could allow people to influence me. I could allow advertisers to nudge me toward a new cucumber-melon shampoo. I could even allow a Facebook friend to \u201cmake me\u201d an addict of cat videos.\u00a0The pattern here, as I\u2019m sure you noticed, is that I ALLOW<\/strong> all these things. \u00a0I<\/strong> control ME<\/strong>.<\/p>\n So the decision was made. No Diet For Annette!<\/p>\n \u2026to be continued\u2026Click HERE<\/a> to read \u201cWhy No Diet Living? 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I'm going to break out my\u00a0dictionary here. \u00a0Merriam-Webster defines perfection as \"the quality or state of being perfect...freedom from fault..flawlessness.\"<\/em>\u00a0 Can you imagine? Being without flaw. \u00a0How boring would that be? \u00a0A guy on the bus has a crooked tooth. That bank teller has a pimple on her forehead. The girl in history class has freckles on her nose. There's a pro football player who weighs only 200 lbs. That singer has only a two-octave range. \u00a0The concept of perfection is purely subjective. \u00a0Of course, there are examples of (near)\u00a0perfection in the world, but human physicality is definitely not one of them.<\/p> [box type=\"info\"] Random Fact Alert!<\/span> <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0I suppose you could be a co-winner of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee and\u00a0know the meaning and spelling of\u00a0\"gesellschaft<\/a>\". \u00a0That's pretty perfect, right?\u00a0[\/box]<\/em><\/p> According to the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, at my height a healthy weight range is 107-135 lbs. \u00a0For those who don't know me personally, a decade ago I weighed nearly 3 times the upper end of that range. The daunting\u00a0task of losing nearly 250 lbs. to get to that\u00a0prescribed\u00a0\u00a0\"ideal\" \u00a0was discouraging, demoralizing and seemed simply unattainable. \u00a0At that weight, life was rather limited. I didn't travel, except by car. I ran out of breath walking up a flight of stairs. I couldn't go to my local mall and enjoy window\u00a0shopping. When you can fit into clothes sold in only one (maybe two) stores, it pretty much limits the number of windows.<\/p> So at some point in the last decade, I realized that physical perfection was not my destiny. EVER! \u00a0I finally had a simple epiphany -- I am me, and only I could change me. \u00a0I could allow people to influence me. I could allow advertisers to nudge me toward a new cucumber-melon shampoo. I could even allow a Facebook friend to \"make me\" an addict of cat videos.\u00a0The pattern here, as I'm sure you noticed, is that I ALLOW<\/strong> all these things. \u00a0I<\/strong> control ME<\/strong>.<\/p> So the decision was made. No Diet For Annette!<\/p>
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