I just returned from the farmer's market where I bought the last of the local strawberries and the first of the raspberries, cherries and blueberries, local hormone free filet mignon, organic ice cream, preservative free cinnamon swirl bread, organic eggs and onions still dirty from the ground where they were early this morning. With wonderful food like this, I won't be deprived, but I will be eating healthy. I have beef, french toast and ice cream only once a week (not on the same day) but the rest of this wonderful food will be for every day.
Especially people who are just starting their fitness journey will talk about their "diets" and how they feel deprived of "good food". Some people at my office are constantly on or off "diets" and the freezer at work is filled with Smart Choices and Weight Watchers lunches. If I ate that stuff I would feel deprived and also likely to fall off of my "diet".
Instead I learned the joys of real food. It took training my tastes buds, but for me healthy eating is about finding real food that make meal times enjoyable and not times for suffering.
I like reading this forum, because ladies who lunch recognize that food is something to be celebrated not dreaded. And I think liking the food I eat is the reason that I am not on a diet and I won't be accepting the return of any of these 90 pounds!
WHAT ARE YOU HAVING FOR LUNCH TODAY?
I am having French Toast with berries, and a whole tomato, instead of a salad, which I will have tonight,