You know.. dieting scares me. (Yes.. I have food issues). But still.. it scares me. I talk to people with their diets, and they have these grandeous ideas.. but they aren't lifestyle changes. They're either too rigid.. or too much work. Or.. just weird. I know.. they *intend* to stick to them. They *swear* they can live this way, if it means lower weight.. less fat, etc. But.. at the grand ole age of 40.. how many times have I seen, and done.. just the opposite take place.
The ladies at my son's school, for example... they're all on WW, and have found out that they can snack on popcorn. (and they know it's not limitless).. but they're eating popcorn for lunch.. all the time. They snack on it. They're influencing others who aren't on WW.. and they're eating popcorn instead of food. Pardon me.. but how long is this going to last?
My neighbour has decided she's dieting. She's fat counting, and carb counting, and monitoring protein etc. She's journaling her food. She's refusing to eat out.. or eat at friends. She has bought all different food, and different books. She's gotten rid of all of her favourite things, and she's going to her mom's in Florida for a few weeks. She's not eating anything she likes. No disrespect.. but I know she's not going to stick to this. It's too rigid.
How do you find that *something* that works for you? Are you in a lifestyle that will drop the weight, and that you can live with?
Sandie