Talking with my teammate on the phone last night, she is planning to dive head first into a new diet plan. She is going to start the paleo diet. I am just not a fan of banning entire food groups, especially ones that I do on occasion enjoy. No Sugar or carbs... seems difficult to enjoy life. I feel like deprivation of any kind is bad. If you are CRAVING chocolate, no amount of meat, or veggie is going to fill that void.
I like the game on diet, because you can have a BITE of cake at the office party, and it won't kill you, but I still feel like you can eat carbs, as long as they are whole grain and you make healthy choices alongside it...
if you always eat cake in mass quantities, yes that is bad, but if you eliminate cake from your diet entirely that is going to make you splurge when the opportunity arises. You have to treat yourself now and then. I get that a healthy diet makes you feel better, but sometime just sharing time with friends at a birthday is treating your mind well. But to know, yes I can have a bite, not a whole cake, that is healthier than , I can't have sugar, or cake that is important to me.
it's all about healthy choices at the end of the day. If you know you have a party on Saturday, do an extra long workout on Friday or Sunday. Make it a point to eat healthy prior to going to the party. Plan ahead and compensate for it in the rest of your week. I am all about striving for health, not trying for perfection.
I know me and I know I am a sucker for peer pressure, but if everyone is eating pizza, I may want a slice, but I have to keep it to one slice, and pick the healthy veggie option, maybe leave some crust on my plate, or just enjoy the whole slice and make it point to go to the gym and eat a salad for dinner that night.
I just am really not a fan of cutting out entire food groups.
There are only three more days of the diet, but I plan on continuing the route. It is healthy, It is helping and I am happy!
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