I stumbled upon this blog post today quite serendipitously as I took a break from my own creative therapeutic activity of making greeting cards. As I come up with creative verse, watercolor various types of papers, use my die cut machine to cut assorted shapes like hearts, butterflies and birthday cakes, I feel my soul come alive and hear the silencing of my inner critic. I can completely relate to what Janice says about the prize being the ending of the self-criticism and not just the weight loss. Thank you for an inspiring and validating post!

This is a terrific philosophy, and I understand completely the logic behind it. I am a rebellious eater -- and have been a very rebellious person for the last few years. I like the approach, and the end result speaks for itself.

No pun intended.

When you feel rebellious, consider what's really eating you (or making you eat). My own philosophy is that the more time you spend in flow activities, the less the need to rebel against big-bad-reality that's making you do things you don't want to do.

Thanks for the comment!