Torture Your Way to Weight Loss? (Ruminations on my 8th day)

I have always tried to get healthy and thinner by traveling a route of torture rather than comfort. I would use what I called the "tourniquet" method. I would wear jeans way to tight, they often had to be rubber-banded shut. These pants would be a reminder not to eat to much. They weren't comfortable and probably looked bad as well. I was successful in persuading some of my friends to try it. I do think you'll eat less if your clothes are too tight.

In the past I'd also give up foods and announce to everyone what I am doing. I would moan and groan while breathing in the sent of a newly opened bag of marshmallows. I have now realized that I must choose to eat healthy. I am not sacrificing bad food. I am choosing good food. Now that I have done this, cookies and french bread are not an option. By doing this, I have no guilt. No thoughts "Did I eat something bad." I also wear comfortable clothes that I feel good in. I am in no rush to lose weight because I feel good everyday. I go about my business and don't think about weight loss. It will come. Of that I am certain. In the meantime I am enjoying the freedom from foods that make me irritable, unhealthy and happy. My family is noticing a difference in my moods (for the better).