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I hate diets
Me too!!
I hate the very idea of diets. I hate the concept that you can "start" eating some way and lose weight and then "stop" eating that way and expect it to all be magically ok. I hate the idea that you have to restrict yourself to be on a "diet" and that you have to suffer.
So I don't diet. And I don't think you should either!
The only thing that really works, long term, is to make a permanent change in your life - to the way you eat, the way you exercise, and your entire mindset/outlook on your health. Anything else is just, IMO, a temporary fix and will collapse as soon as you go "off" your diet.
I would suggest that you start by doing one thing: start writing down what you eat. That's it. Don't make any big changes. Don't start a diet. Just write down what you eat. Everything. If you lick the spoon when you cook something, write it down. If you take a bite of a friend's sandwich, write it down. If you drink a gulp of orange juice from the container standing in front of the fridge, write it down.
After a few days of doing that, you'll see a very clear pattern of where you could make changes.
But for now, just start with that. See where you ARE ... which will make it easier to figure out how to get to where you want to be.
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