Off Again, On Again

Off again, on again, up and down, it's the saga of any diet. You would think that since my health is involved I would be more capable of following the diet. That's just not the case. Perhaps if I had severe reactions when I ate foods off diet I would be more likely to maintain, but nothing happens immediately to me.

What happens when I go off diet? I gain weight. The brain starts getting a little foggy. I notice it at first, but then I get used to it, and in the midst of searching for lost items I don't think 'well I never would have lost them if I'd been eating correctly.' Eventually I will get a sinus infection. But again, that's not an immediate reaction.

What happens on the diet? I feel alert. I can think better, I'm more organized and I can accomplish more. I lose weight. I kill off some of those bacteria that cause my sinus infections.

So why wouldn't I stick with it? Well, I can't eat grains on the diet. Do you have any idea what a vast amount of grains America consumes? Snack food - grains, comfort food - high in grains, convenience foods - grains (plus chemicals). And let's not forget the cost of real food. Vegetables, fruit and meat - ounce for ounce have got to be the most expensive stuff in the grocery store.

So anyway, it's day 3 - once again. I had a dream this weekend that I went to the doctor, weighed in at 500 pounds and was told that I was a diabetic. None of this is currently true, and I don't want any of it to ever be true. I started the diet again when I woke up that morning.