For as long as I can remember, I have either been on a vicious never-ending cycle of getting ready to diet, being on a diet, getting frustrated with a diet, giving up on a diet, getting frustrated with my weight, getting ready to diet...well, you get the point! But all that is over! I have come to the decision that I will NEVER diet again! No more counting calories, fat grams, and/or points! No more measuring out portions! No more feeling deprived! No more feeling discouraged! I finally broke up with diets FOREVER!!!
What brought me to this decision? Well, let's just look at my last week. I have been working Vacation Bible School at my church this past week and part of my responsibilities was to stop by Dunkin' Donuts every morning on my way in and pick up donut holes for the workers. A few of the mornings, I even got a donut for my son and his friend who was riding with us. But not once did I order one for myself...it didn't even cross my mind to do so! And what's more...I didn't have a single donut hole that sat in the resource room with me! Not because I COULDN'T have it...but because I really didn't WANT to have it! The first morning, I looked in the box to see if there were any left once VBS got under way and there were two little donut holes sitting in there. For about half a second, I contemplated whether I wanted to eat them or not, but I really didn't have any desire to do so...and after that, I didn't even give them a second thought after putting them out! To help you understand how big this is, the old me would have had at least a handful of those delicious bites of dough and sugar on the way in...and a few more once I got there and opened them up! But I didn't even have the slightest desire to eat them. That, my friends, is simply amazing to me!
So, after being in the resource room with all sorts of wonderful goodies (besides the donut holes, several people brought in an assortment of goodies from home to share), the old me would have been terrified to step on the scale Friday morning. But, the new me was excited to do so...and rightfully so! I lost 2.4 pounds last week, bringing my grand total to 14.6 pounds! It's been eight weeks...and usually by this time on a diet, I've lost interest and just trying to hold on by my fingernails or will have totally given up! And never have I lost that much weight this far into a diet...usually I'm doing good to lose a whole pound at this stage of the game! I usually do really good in the beginning (when the excitement is still there), but as my interest in following the diet wanes, it also begins to show on the scale with a minimum weight loss (usually tenths of a pound) or with a weight gain. But here I am with an average of 1.825 pounds per week and going strong!
Why is this different? Well, to be quite honest, I'm not dieting. I'm not writing down what I eat. I'm not measuring anything. I'm not even avoiding any food group! I simply eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I eat whatever I want, when I want to eat it. Sounds a lot like my "off diet" phase of the above vicious cycle. The main difference between this and when I'm "off" a diet is that I'm steadily losing weight! This happens because I'm not hungry as often, and the food I desire is very different from what it used to be. I attribute this to the changes Plexus is making in my body. Since it works to regulate blood sugar, cholesterol, and lipids to normal levels, it curbs the cravings for unhealthy foods. I actually crave healthy foods and water...something I prayed for many times, but never thought I'd ever really do short of a miracle! I guess Plexus is my miracle...because it is all that has changed! :)
I know diets work for some people...I've seen it happen. But, they just don't work for me. And thanks to Plexus, I can work my way to a healthy weight in a healthy manner without feeling the least bit deprived! So, thanks to Plexus, I can say GOODBYE TO DIETS FOREVER!!!! :)
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