It's not a diet....

Diet is a nasty 4-letter word.  To mean it means being hungry and a diet is temporary.

The past 5 or so years have been full of stress and for the first time in my life I have a weight problem.  I turned to foods to help me cope with the stress and help me feel better.  That's a destructive behavior.

I have started a healthy eating plan to rid myself of unwanted pounds.  Notice I didn't say to "lose" weight. If you lose something, it implies that you want to find it again.

So far it is going well.  I easily adjusted to my new life changing, healthy meal plan.  I've adjusted so well that now when I eat the "bad" foods, it actually makes me feel ill.

In 2 months, I have rid myself of 25 pounds!!  Woohoo!!!!!

So I asked my new doctor what he recommended and I have followed his advice.  Half of your plate should be veggies (good colorful veggies, potatoes are not a good veggie).  I either steam or roast my veggies.  I have carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, zucchini, squash, green beans, sugar snap peas, and the occasional sweet potato.  Of the remaining half of your plate, 3/4 should be a lean protein.  I have chicken, fish, or pork tenderloin.  With that 1/8 that is left of your plate, if you must have a carb it can go there.

I have cut out basically anything "processed" and the "bad carbs".  I do allow myself either one Dr. Pepper or glass of sweet tea with my dinner.  I do not reward myself for getting rid of pounds with a dessert.  Why would I reward myself with the very things that caused me to gain all this weight?