As I scroll through DIetBet I am amazed andin awe of all the fabulous food choices people are making. The pictures of their protein packed breakfasts, carb cycling dinners and fruits and veggies are awesome. Such commitment, such strength. All I can say is - NOT ME!
I am an old dog. well not an OLD dog but not a YOUNG dog either, an average dog. I have tried to lose weight many, many times. EAch of those times I changed my eating habits on my own or becasue of theplan I was on (Jenny Craig). I was successful to some extent, but once I hit a weight I liked and I tried to incorporate someother food choices into my day, I slipped and pretty darn fast.
So this time I am eating what I what and what I will continue to eact once I get to a place wgere I am happy. Cereal? Yes ma'am! I love cereal, a;; cereal, with ice cold milk. It makesmy day happy. So I eat cereal for breakfast. The quantity may be less, but anything else for breakfast really isn't breakfast. Lasagna? Absolutely! Pot Roast? Okey-doke! Let's just make the portions smaller and add in more vegetables and a few less noodle withthe pot roast ( or sub some quinoa - more on that later.)
Now dojn't get me wrong, I have salad for lunch, have cut my sweets intake, try to choose better snack options, but I am not trying to recreate my life. If I want this to be a lifestyle change instead of a phase in a "yo-yo" dietm I have to be real to me. I mean, I try new things, like quinnoa. Trust me, I was super skeptical about it but there was a part of me that saif just go for it and I loved it. It's a small step but a change that I can and will enjoy in the future.
I need to be a happy eater and by eating things that are "real" in my life in moderation while adding more fruits/veggies, excercising and cutting out sweets and carbs to someextent, I am a very happy eater and happy weight loss member and happy life style changer..... I am aware of the fluidity of an eating plan and I know that as time goes on I may need to change someting or kick things up a bit and I will handle that when it happens, making sure I am staying true to me and what I can handle.
On I go.....