tulitukka
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I think you should give this thing a little thought. Does dieting and exercise as a punishment cause you to feel bad? If it doesn't, then it's not a fitting punishment (though it may be discipline). Punishments are not supposed to feel good. On the other hand, a skilled dominant will not create a situation where good things, such as healthy diet or exercise are associated with punishment and bad feelings. It's not a good road. If I were you, I would look deep into myself and see whether the punishment has adverse effects on how you feel about controlling your weight and shape. If it does, you need to tell that to your Master. Politely and with respect, of course. (IMO he should have thought about that himself, but you are not responsible for his actions and thoughfulness, but you are responsible for yours). I considered using exercise and dieting as a punishment myself a little while ago. I decided against it for that exact reason. I also do not withhold sweets or other nice things from my slave as a punishment. I do, however, control that aspect of her life, even though she is not in immediate need for dieting due to health reasons. I don't have her on a diet, as I don't believe in those. Instead, I have slowly changed her eating habits. More regular eating, getting rid of constant use of soft drinks and other unhealthy things and pushing her to learn to stop eating once she's not hungry anymore. I also make sure that she understands that eating healthy and keeping slim does not mean no goodies. We eat all kinds of sweet desserts, chocolates, and others every now and then. I think it is important for her to realize that she can eat the dessert every once in a while, to lose it and just enjoy the sensual experience of a good multi dish meal - and still keep slim. It's not about self denial, but about control. There's several reasons to why I do it, of which only one is that I like her looks better if she's fit and slim. It is a way of asserting control over her life that is concrete. She has a desire to serve and to please and it is a good way to allow her to express that desire and it's an opportunity for me enjoy control over her in something rather important. In addition to this, I also saw that she was not happy with the fact that she had gained weight in the years before she met me. So this control also serves the purpose of making her more what she wants to be (though even if such desire did not exist, I might have gone forward anyway for the previous stated reason). A few years back I had gathered about 50 pounds of extra weight. I then decided that as I like women to be slim, it's just corteous to do the same and got rid of my excess fat in about 2-3 years time (I'm now 6'1" and weigh 170lbs). I also like teaching things, especially to my slave. In this case, I wanted her to learn that she can control her body weight (albeit with the help of my control), that it is not as difficult and ardeous as she thinks, and that she is capable of achieving more than she thinks. Looking at her now that she has lost the first 10 pounds, the first thing and the most important thing is the joy I see in her as she has realized that she can do it. It gives her strength to believe she can climb higher mountains to please me and to achieve things in her life. We didn't originally negotiate this in our relationship, but we did negotiate the addition of these kinds of things during our relationship. I made sure that she felt no threat of me breaking up, or that she would have to do this to be pleasing to me. And she found it in herself that she did want to release control over such aspects of her life to me. I also find it horrific that people equate controlled eating/dieting and the master wanting a barbie doll. My girl will never be a barbie doll, nor would I want her to be one. What I'm trying to do, is to help her gain the kind of fit and slim body that she has (which has lots of feminine curves and wide hips in her case). Had she not wanted to release control over that aspect to me, would I still have wanted her and would I have wanted to continue with her? Definitely. Losing health doesn't have to be on health reasons. I think it should be done within healthy limits and in a healthy way for the mind of the submissive. Never assume that anything that happens in a D/s relationship is simple and straighforward.
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