Millionth time I have started a diet this year... HELP!!

dubird

Keep in mind that this shouldn't be a 'diet', but a change in your eating habits. What worked for me was to log for a week without any changes and look for patterns. Then, I started changing a little bit at a time. By going slow, I was retraining myself on what works for me and lowering what I consider a portion size. This helps to correct a lot of bad eating habits I had, and while it's not perfect and I occasionally mess up, it's gotten to the point that I can self-correct pretty easily without having to sit and plan things.

TShultz69 wrote: »

Try starting with a cleanse/detox. It's great to get rid of cravings and reset your body. I recommend The Conscious Cleanse as it incorporates journaling to help with the emotional aspect of eating. Also, educate yourself as much as possible about nutrition. Watch Forks over Knives to begin with. Aim for a plant based, whole food diet. Get rid of ALL processed foods. Good luck you can do it! I have started a million and one times too so I'm right there with you

Detoxes don't work because guess what? Your body already does that. That's what the liver and kidneys are for.

Plant based, whole food diet? Aside from being expensive, don't really do much. Yes, you need to have a healthy balanced diet, but you don't need to become a vegetarian to do so. If you want to or have an ethical reason for doing so, that's one thing, and more power to you. But that's not a requirement for a healthy diet.

Processed foods? I eat them all the time and guess what? I'm losing weight and in much better health that I used to be. Granted, if your entire diet is fast food and microwaved meals, you're not doing yourself any favors, but it's all about moderation. You can make healthy food choices and still have microwave meals and eat out.