Organic Eaters VS Diet foods

I think eating organic is the best way to go. You don't need to eat 'diet' food just eat very small portions. For the most part that is what I have been doing, smaller portions, more water, less carbs, and little to no junk food.

Up with the fruit and veggies, down with the dairy and bread!

You really don't need to change your diet much; just have more of the low calorie stuff and less of the high calorie stuff.

I have eaten a "clean" diet with no processed foods and heavy on the organics for seven years and I started off on MFP in February 30 pounds overweight. The problem isn't what you eat, it is how much you are eating. I eat the same diet but with reduced portion sizes and the weight is coming off. You don't need to eat food with unidentifiable ingredients to lose weight, you just need to reduce your calorie consumption.

I also bake my own bread. Instead of two slices I have one. Rice and pasta portions have been cut in half. Ditto for meat portions. All you need to do is weigh and measure. I used to free pour olive oil when cooking now I measure out one teaspoon...surprisingly that has saved tons of calories.

I don't necessarily choose all organic, but I often pick "natural" over "diet".

For example, I was looking at hot dog buns, and Sara Lee has some 80 calorie wheat buns, but when I looked at the ingredients there were over 100 (I'm guessing but it was like 3 paragraphs of crap)! So instead, I chose some brand that I can't remember that was 100% whole wheat with only like 8 ingredients but with 150 calories or so. I'd rather know what I'm putting in my body instead of filling it with chemicals just to save some calories!

I will just continue to eat (what seems to be in my mind) microscopic portions for a while till I get acustomed to what is "normal" for me instead of what I feed my 6'2" football player.

That was the tough part for me. All I needed to do was reduce portion sizes but my meals looked so SMALL!!! Especially compared to my skinny husband's portions who is well over 6 feet tall. I have been doing MFP for about 1.5 months now and it probably took a full 4 weeks (maybe more) before these small portions seemed "normal" and I now find the smaller portion satisfying. It is certainly an adjustment but just keep measuring and weighing and your portions will look less microscopic to you in time. I know exactly how you feel!

DO NOT EAT 'DIET' FOODS!!!!!!!!



You already sound like you have a way healthier diet than the majority of people in the Western world. Keep on it. Eat less. eat slower and for heavens sake enjoy your food!! None of what you are eating is 'bad' - it's just how much of it you may be eating that is bad.