As you all know I'm currently undergoing a much needed lifestyle change AND IT FEELS GREAT.
My journey started on March 5th when my boyfriend and I decided to give up fast food for lent. Little did I know that this was going to alter my entire lifestyle! When it comes to dieting, I have severe commitment issues. Mostly because I don't like cheating on my donuts and pizza, but sometimes you have to say goodbye to the baggage weighing you down (literally and metaphorically) and say hello to the new healthier you!
Since I suffer from DCI (diet commitment issues) I knew quitting anything "cold turkey" would be completely ineffective for me and honestly I was tired of experiencing diet failure. So I started slow. Prior to March 5th I slowly eliminated one fast food place after the other. Note: I was eating fast food for practically EVERY meal, so this was kind of a monumental change. I started with the places I really didn't like, but just went to because I was tired of the places I did like. I gave myself a couple of days between each eliminated food place to get settled and figure out replacement meals for the chemical shit storm meals I was eating. In addition to scratching places from my meal options, I also began researching what kind of food these places were actually serving. Nothing will make you drop the chicken nuggets faster than knowing what goes into them. Not to mention discovering there are 17 different ingredients in their french fries... like WHAT?! How is that even possible?? Okay, recover from your astonishment and continue reading. Deep breaths, you can do this.
As previously mentioned all fast food places were kicked to the curb completely by March 5th and I was ready to eliminate something else from my diet. This next category was probably my hardest hurdle to overcome. I gave up sweets! Yes, the girl who can eat an entire dozen donuts in one sitting and equally as many Reese's just stopped eating sweets. Hell, I'd be lying if I said I never considered putting Reese's on my donuts, but I digress.
Next on my list was unnecessary bread. Bread is truly an overused food item and it's not even that good. It's just everywhere! After removing unnecessary bread with simple changes like using a wrap instead of bread, not eating bread before a meal at restaurants, and eliminating croutons from salad.. I got rid of all bread. Here's the kicker, this included pizza. THIS was the second hugest hurdle I had to overcome, but I had to do it. When I ate pizza, I did just that, I ate a whole pizza. That's not natural and honestly the fact that my stomach could hold that much food at once now repulses me. Excuse me as I now imagine myself with a pizza-shaped midsection.
After that everything was easy! Not to mention I thoroughly enjoyed looking up healthy versions of my favorite foods! I rid my diet of a few more unnecessary items, such as cheese, soda, and sweet tea. I currently flood my body with water and hot tea so getting an iced unsweet tea feels like a present. Although all of these changes may seem somewhat rash to some people, I viewed them as essential to improving my quality of life. I worked all of these naughty items out of my diet in 3 weeks time, little by little. I encourage this method for anyone who has trouble sticking with diet changes or fears the "quitting cold turkey" method.
Feel free to ask any questions in the comment section and I'll answer them all in the comment section or with a follow up blog if I receive a hefty amount.
As always:
Royally yours,
RMT
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