This series of Tips to Make Your Holidays Merry & Light started Saturday.
Tip 2: No More Diets! [My Personal Diet Story started yesterday.]
A few years later I entered more than a decade of weight creep. Two or three new pounds every year ballooned me to 158.
I was stuffing myself into clothes that no longer fit; I swear I looked like a plump sausage.
After my annual gyno check one year, I could feel the doctor’s eyes boring into me as I walked before him into the office.
He sat me down and said, “You really need to do something about your weight. It’s out of control.” I was so mortified that it was just the wake-up call I needed.
My secret for losing almost 50 pounds and keeping them off for over 30 years? I finally have a healthy relationship with food. I love food. I savor it. I eat whatever I want. My motto now is, “Everything in moderation.”
The point of sharing my diet history is to illustrate that I am not blessed with skinny genes.
I’m not one of those people who can scarf up everything in sight and never gain a pound. I’ve found the proper balance that works for me and allows me to truly enjoy the food I put into my mouth.
I believe everyone has to find a balance that works for them.
My eating plan goes against much of the current wisdom on weight control. I figure we call it “current wisdom” because we know it will change tomorrow! So I am not seduced by diet fads, pills, or artificial versions of real food.
Read these articles to learn some “diet math” that can help you find the right balance for you: Don’t Diet - Eat Healthy for Life; and How to Determine a Healthy Weight for You.
Please come back for more tomorrow.
Tags: cravings, enjoy your food, holiday diet tips, avoid holiday weight gain, eat healthy for life, The Sonoma Diet
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