Some thoughts about diet.

[alliswellinmyworld]

It amazes me that people still talk about going "on" a diet. As soon as you use the word "on" you are implying that it's temporary. The real consideration should be how you will change how you eat and live permanently. This involves seeing your life in a holistic way and not fractured into separate pieces. How you think affects how much you weigh. How you eat affects how you think...

Eating a high-raw gluten-free vegan diet is the best way to ensure a healthy weight.

[K8-EEE]

1. As a recovering yo yo dieter I agree with you 1000%

I have been wheat/gluten-free since July 4th where a party salty-food-and-alcohol binge (chips, pizza, etc.) made me feel SO ill the next day & coincided with an out of shape friend getting really sick.

It just hit me like, why do I eat stuff that is so bad for me because IT'S THERE when there is so much delicious food that I LOVE?

Since that day I have been determined to eat what is good for me no matter what my family is eating or what restaurant I end up at - I am so much healthier and happier now that I'm eating like a grown up, and all my food cravings are pretty much gone.

[blue moon 2012]

2. Good on you!

They call it eating "clean." Eating thing in their natural state--what a concept, eh? But for many people, it is a revelation. So many people think they can drink those chemically laden protein shakes and achieve optimal health. Or use fake sugars. Never ceases to amaze me...

[K8-EEE]

3. Alas, there is so many different things promoted as "clean"

I know a lady who is on and off Atkins and routinely has GIANT glasses of half and half with 2 tables spoons of coffee in it, enormous plates of bacon, fatty meat fried in butter and she calls it "clean" because it's low carb.

Another vegan friend practically lives on pasta and vegan frozen dinners (and beer, and cupcakes!) She also thinks she is eating "clean" because there are no animal products.

Both of them are unhappy with their overall fitness and weight...I used to eat "healthy whole grains" a lot, lots of whole wheat bread and pasta, I thought I was eating healthy too.

[be still and know]

4. In my OP I mentioned being gluten-free and casein-free (maybe didn't mention the latter but should

have)

Cupcakes are not clean. Clean foods are in their natural state or minimally processed. Dead flesh is hardly clean food.

[false flags a-go-go]

5. I am sorry that more people are not interested in engaging this issue.

It's a good one. Gimmicks are temporary but life changes (which are intelligent ones) are permanent and have added benefits!