How is this a diet?

_magnolias

Do you know what I'm loving the most about MFP? The fact that I don't feel like I'm "on a diet". I need to lose weight, I have for ages, but I always thought to myself "really what I eat is fine, I just need to exercise more"; it was my way of convincing myself I was fine, that what I was eating wasn't affecting my weight gain and that I did not need to change my eating habits. It wasn't until I was visiting my grandma and stood on her scale that I realized, it was getting out of hand. I had been overweight as a preteen and worked hard to get that weight off; now suddenly heading toward 30 I was back to that same weight and I had promised myself never to return.

I thought this would be difficult (and it is) but it's not like I was so worried. I'm not refusing myself food, I eat what I want and don't have to deny myself that one cookie I wanted so bad. I feel like this is almost too easy! I can eat that cookie or my favorite chips and dip, I just have to make sure how MUCH I am putting in my mouth.

So many people have told me exactly that, but it just didn't seem like it would be so easy to do, yet here I am already down 7lbs and feel like I'm somehow "cheating" and the weight loss isn't real even if the scale says otherwise.

I'm loving it!

hannahbellelechter

It's the only way to live! Nobody should have to sacrifice the things they love forever. Everything in moderation is key.

DopeItUp

It really is easy. The harder part is doing it long-term/permanently.