Everyone has to start somewhere. I was (am) a very picky eater. I started out eating a lot of cereals, lean cuisine dinners, etc. I hated salads with a passion, like you. But, somewhere along the way, my tastes have begun to change. The idea of fast food makes my skin crawl. I crave fruit if I don't have it. I still don't eat all the veggies I should, so I eat more of the ones that I do actually like. I started making a "salad" with just lettuce, grilled chicken, and cheese...and I eat it almost everyday for lunch now. Barely a salad, but at least I'm getting all that lettuce. I've lost about 70 pounds over a year and a half. I'm not as strict as I should be, and that's why it's taken me a year and a half so far. But I just ran my first mile today! Good luck to you.

Congrats on your mile! And thanks for your advice Im glad im not way off by hoping my tastes will change. I hope I can get where you are with the salad.

I call it wasteful and shameful. I know most wont agree with me but that's how I feel.

I considered it at one point, but didn't get into it because a) I didn't feel it was healthy, and b) I totally can't not swallow the food. Like, it's impossible.

I just have a very small portion of whatever it is that I can't resist, and I make sure to remember it's a choice and to watch what it is I'm eating. Treats aren't bad once in a while.