I started a diet recently ’cause I wanted to better my health especially to lessen weight strain on my feet and legs that makes it harder to walk with my neuropathy. I have decided to do the Mediterranean Diet since it seemed more healthy compared to others. I also felt it would be good to try since I read that John Goodman lost alot of weight being on it. I just need to incorporate exercises that I can actually do. It has been rough at times staying on the path of my diet since I have emotional eating problem. Craving foods I definitely shouldn’t have is a struggle. Living with persistent depression causes so many issues in my life from messed up sleep routines to fighting with emotional eating to lack of motivation to do daily things. I just feel so determined to stick to this diet for once no matter how hard things are in my life.

Everyday I follow the diet guidelines especially the foods allowed and not allowed to eat. My dinners used to be processed pasta mixes, parmesan couscous, or frozen meals. Now I eat chicken, whole wheat pasta, rice blend, steamed veggies, and potatoes. I trying to figure out other things to eat for dinners but gotta say that prices on healthy food and having to use Instacart makes it so difficult. I try to stay on the road of eating lunches now each day. The lunches usually consist of whole grain bread slices, cucumber slices, salad, cole slaw, and sometimes tuna fish. I don’t eat alot with the meal but I try to make it different as often as I can so I won’t get bored on the diet. I tend to skip breakfast due to me being asleep. Whenever I snacked before the diet, I would eat pint of ice cream, cookies, tapioca pudding, or ice cream pops. Basically loads of sugar and fat. Now I make snacks of fruits, a variety of small amounts in nuts, whole grain rice chips, outshine fruit ice bars, and Breyers carb smart ice cream. If I said I not already cheated on my diet then I’d be lying. In fact I was so worn out yesterday that I just up and ordered Subway to be delivered but I skipped the yummy cookies they have.

I can safely say that it’s going good so far though the scale isn’t showing a big change yet. I nearly cried when I got weighed at my neurologist yesterday. It’ll be ok though as time passes. I’ll keep you all updated on the progress. Of course I don’t think I would stay so on track if I didn’t have my best guy friend who lives in Canada constantly encouraging me. Though I know realistically I can’t depend on another person to motivate me to remain dieting but I have to do it myself.