Fad diet No. 2345

Yep you guessed it. I am a fad dieter. If it exists I have probably attempted it. Most likely I have only lasted a week max. but i generally give anything a go. Call me crazy but if someone says it worked for them. I'm in. Follower number 27,000.



So now you ask, what have I tried? Well here's some of the crazy things I've tried
- atkins- low carb high protein
- NO SUGAR- I completely cut sugar from my life. I was so good at it too. When i commit to something I committ hard core. (obsessive I think). I lost 8kg and definitely felt better. I have kept some of this in my life but I have returned to chocolate lately.
- 1 week diet- eggs, grapefruit, lettuce, tomato, celery, some toast, chicken. This actually was pretty good and I lost some weight. But it's hard to stick to. Very boring.
- shake diet- this was just gross. seriously shakes with water- I love chewing food far too much to enjoy this
- grapefruit diet....I literally ate like 4 grapefruit a day and eggs. It was crazy and boring and I was starving. Pretty sure this one only lasted 2 days.




- weight watchers- I did this for about 2 months. Lost maybe a 1kg or 2. But seriously counting foods by points. Just never worked for me.
- Dukan Diet- this was actually my favorite. But i seriously took this to the extreme. I only ate protein for like 8 weeks. This involved eggs, baked beans, tuna and fish or chicken for dinner. Literally nothing else. I did lose 10kg and have kept it off. But man it was hard work and socialising was limited around food.



This is so me. Each week I say to myself. Ok this week I am going to eat better and be healthier. HAHAHHA what a joke. I have now joined a gym and I am going 4 times a week. But you know what that means. I can eat more and not gain weight. Seriously it's a never ending story with me.

This weeks fad. Green tea. Apparently. It helps with digestion and metabolism. Well it tastes like rubbish I think. BRING BACK MY COFFEE.



This fad dieting thing, really got me thinking. Why do we believe what we hear? Why do we test out things just because someone suggests it? Is it ok for us to do this? Or should we all be living our own lives and making up our own stories??



Maybe my new fad, should just be enjoying who I am. Being happy with what I have. Curves, bumps, stretch marks. All of it. Enjoying the fact that I can enjoy my first coffee of the day, a glass of wine at night and the odd treat of chocolate. Why do we deprive ourselves?

I want to LOVE my body and embrace it, while being healthy and being a good role model. I want my daughter growing up being happy with what she has and not feeling that she has to improve herself all the time.