Oh, Who Am I Kidding!?

I can't keep a secret!

I've almost completed the first week of my "top secret plan". I've had plenty of red wine, cheese, prosciutto, dark chocolate, olives, bacon, fish, shrimp, you name it! Of course I also eat a LOT of fruits and vegetables. The only thing missing from the list is bread. Bread, rice, pasta, etc. The "starchy carbs". The white ones.

I'm limiting the brown/whole grain starches as well, to one serving per day. It could be a potato, corn, bread, pasta, tortillas, whatever, but one serving, one time per day, if that.

I'm not tracking, logging, counting, worrying, wondering, or whining. I'm just living, and enjoying my life.

I've read some articles and I've done some research. I want to be one of those healthy people who don't obsess and track every bite, worrying over every calorie. I want to be like one of those long-lived people you hear about who live in some hilly Italian village, enjoying mild exercise daily, eating when hungry, stopping when almost full. Eating for sustenance, but also for the enjoyment of it. I want sustained energy, I don't want to crave carbs and sugar (eating them leads to craving them even more). I don't want to feel hungry all the time.

This was a rough week. Either because I was going through carb withdrawal, or because it was just a rough week. But the one thing that wasn't rough was my diet. I ate when I was hungry, I stopped when I was full. No rules other than the one mentioned above (one serving of starchy carb, whole grain only, one time per day). And I probably skipped that a few days. I was too busy eating prosciutto or capacola wrapped mozzarella cheese with a side of Calabrese olives and cherries.

Or this warm shrimp salad with corn, avocado and goat cheese:

When I did have my daily starchy carb, it was in a fish and potato bake, or a goat cheese, spinach, walnut pesto and avocado sandwich:

(You notice goat cheese is sort of a staple in my house)

I'm trying to do a lot more yoga. It really connects the mind to the body and gives me a stronger sense of inner-wisdom. My body knows what it needs. I'm learning to listen all over again.

I feel great! No hunger, no cravings, no feelings of "failing". Everything in moderation, some things more moderated than others. Pork Rinds are the new Cheese Puff!

And the best part, I lost 3 pounds! I think I'm ready to be free.