What have you changed

I eliminated grains and reduced my carbs, while increasing fat percentage in my diet to 70%. As a result, I am consistently losing weight every week, my asthma is gone, I sleep better, skin cleared up, I'm not hungry all day anymore, and I don't get the afternoon sleepiness. Also, I noticed my food bill has gone down. I also get to eat all those wonderful foods I used to deprive myself from eating, like whipped cream, bacon, fatty ribeye steak, things fried in butter, full fat cheese, etc.

The little tastes of this & that. Portion sizes. I've always ate healthy but it's amazing how much the little bits add up to!

I used to get excited to go to buffets and eat until I felt sick, but now I feel like it is a waste of money and feel really judgmental about the other people that are there.

First off, not everyone who goes to a buffet goes to gorge themselves sick. Some people just like the variety. And even if they do gorge themselves, really who are you to judge? That was you not long ago.


Anyway, on topic...being more aware of portion sizes, and working out regularly.

The biggest changes have been like Diet 101 stuff that you just get use too:

-No fast foods
-More water
-I don't buy chips or cookies or much of anything processed...except popcorn :blushing:
-More smoothies and spinach.
-I think about working out at least once a day, in a healthy "form a decision if I can today" way

And mentally I just started telling myself, "I'm beautiful, but my worth as a person isn't based on that" and I think that helped a lot with many aspects of my life.

Eating everything in moderation & as silly as it sounds taking 20 minutes to eat a meal. Most the time I don't finish the serving size I have, instead of killing it & getting 2nds.

Portion control. I still eat all the same things. I just pay more attention to how much of them I'm having.

My goal started out to be weight loss. Then it changed to be improved body composition. It sort of came about by accident - I thought I was eating at a deficit, but I wasn't, and gained weight. Except it was muscle and I actually look leaner than ever! I am not tied to the scale anymore. The number it gives me is just one of many that help me keep tabs on my progress. My biggest change has been that I have started being active again for the first time in 10 years. I recently got a FitBit Flex and am having a blast with it. It makes me want to get out there and move, so I get to eat even more! Also I get WAY more protein than I ever have in my life. Before MFP I had no idea how low my protein intake was, and what a benefit raising it was going to be.

My biggest change has probably been how often I eat. I now refuse to skip meals, particularly breakfast, and I eat regular healthy snacks. I feel like I'm always eating actually. And yet I've lost 11lbs in 2 weeks, so I guess I'm doing something right! :drinker:

Portion size! I actually measure serving sizes. Also my cheese, salt, and sugar intake (I always go over on sugar, but it was EXTREMELY ugly when I first started, which isn't good because diabetes runs in my family). And more often now I'll go for organic and natural over low fat. Just how much organic and all natural foods I eat in general. I go for fruit or organic corn tortilla chips and salsa or pico de gallo instead of potato chips and 100 calorie packs. I switched to soy and almond milk as well because I don't like milk anyway, so why not switch to a low calorie version that won't upset my stomach? And I eat mostly whole wheat.

Okay, so my entire outlook on food haha.

Portion size, and I cook a lot more. I like my own food better anyway and I know what goes into it. Other than that I haven't changed much.

The biggest change I've made is working out every day. The second biggest is committing myself to cooking at home most of the time even though it's time-consuming.