~Brown Eyed Gurl~: Ze Moon & Me

One of my good friends once told me that by sticking to a fruit and yogurt diet on the new moon and full moon days we would be able to loose a fair bit of weight. Now who, especially women, wouldn't want to loose a bit from here and there? So I decided to give it a try.

I decided to start off on my diet on the new moon as many people say the new moon as many people say the new moon is an auspicious day to start something new and the full moon is when the project should be completed. So, does the full moon really have an affect on us? Some say that the full moon and new moon influence the way we act, feel and behave and even our success in loosing weight. Others, however, suggest that the so-called lunar effects are nothing more than false superstitions that people believe and sensational news that journalists prey upon.

Full Moon from my bedroom window

Chudler in John Roach's article for the National Geographic News in 2004 states that people have selective memories and if something unusual happens to fall on a full moon, people would rather assign blame to the full moon than look for other answers. Chudler adds that people fail to realize that just because a study finds a relationship between a full moon and strange behavior does not necessarily mean the moon is the cause of it.

Tides along Aireys Inlet

So does the phase of the moon really affect our feelings and behavior? Or does the moon only affect the oceans' tides? Some people believe that the human body being made up of so much water is the reason why the different phases of the moon has such an effect on us.

Whether or not the the moon really makes people crazy (ier), whether or not the new moon is an auspicious day to start something new and whether good things happen on the full moon, it is fun to believe in something supernatural. Stories of what happened and what may happen under full moon are all a part campfires and slumber parties; who will be brave enough to go to the bathroom alone with no other light than that cast by the full moon and a flashlight.

And whether the moon really has any real effects on us, who knows! Who knows if we loose weight on the new/full moon because of the moon or whether we are loosing the weight because we are making an effort and we believe we will? Belief also plays a large part in our lives; simply believing in something helps make it come true.