6/5 Is the Weight Over?
I shared with you before some of my fears about incorporating so many high fat, albeit natural and tasty foods into my diet. I have feared fat my entire life to the detriment of allowing myself to love food and really enjoy it. I have either denied myself things or “allowed” them because I was splurging or celebrating. I have lived on fat free this and low fat that since I was a little girl. It has not made me thin, nor has it encouraged a healthy relationship with food.
I have always wondered…what if I ate the food I really wanted in moderation? What if I released control and allowed my body to guide my consumption? Could I trust myself to eat the foods that my body really needed or would I sustain myself on Baskin Robbins and Salt and Vinegar chips?
Sandy and I are now eating 90% vegan in preparation for the V.E. beginning on June 30th. As I shared before…many vegan foods are not low fat. I have eaten more avacados and cashews in the past month than I have consumed in 38 years. I eat when I am hungry and have stopped adding fat free, dairy condiments to my corn, potatoes and sandwiches. Last night we had a serving of dairy free ice cream that had 12 grams of fat in it!! I would never, ever have purchased anything like that in the past. But, I have always had a freezer full of low fat and fat free ice cream treats.
So here’s the interesting part, besides freeing myself of the burden of fear based eating and counting fat grams, I have lost three pounds since Monday. The Vegan experience is not about weight or weight loss, but I think it would be absolutely amazing if while eating the foods I really, really enjoyed I could allow my weight to stabilize for the first time in my life……the wait (weight) would be over.
Has this happened to any of you? Did something different happen? Please share with us along the way. The actual Vegan Experience begins June 30th. Please join the challenge with your own version of what you are willing to try for 30 days.
Have a great day!
Tags: 30 day challenge, compassionate eating, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan, vegan experience, weight loss
