Thursday 13 January 2011

What Type of Dieter Would This Be?

Today I thought I'd draw a card and ask "If this tarot card were a dieter, what type of dieter would they be?...." 

I shuffled today's guest deck - Sharman-Casselli - and drew a random card, The Tower. 

The Tower is a major card and is generally associated with sudden, abrupt, unexpected and often destructive change.  You can see this from the images in the picture on the card.  The sort of change it might represent could be, for example, a spouse announcing out of the blue they want a divorce, unexpected redundancy etc.  This card is often greeted with some foreboding, as it's so often associated with an unwelcome and often life-changing event.

What type of dieter does The Tower represent?    Answer:  The one with a Self-Destruct Button. 

What the Self-Destruct Button dieter does:  The Tower dieter has been doing really well, sticking to the programme, resisting temptation and then suddenly, out of the blue and for no real reason starts binge eating and drinking and undoing all the good work they've done so far.  This is followed by a feeling of "Well I've messed it up so far, so I might as well carry on bingeing."

The Diet Lesson for today from The Tower card:

We've all had our "Tower" moments at some point.  The lesson from The Tower is that sometimes the destruction is necessary in order to rebuild and move on.  In the case of the Self-Destructing (Tower) dieter, pick yourself up and dust yourself off, don't carry on Self-Destructing, draw a line under the binge, get over it and move on (get back on track).

Good Luck!      *puts unopened wine bottle back in the fridge for later*

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