The last experiment

About 7 years ago, I embarked on what I now call ' the last diet'. Research has shown me that dieting is so many things - wrong, stupid, pointless, a lie - it's just a way for the diet industry to make money and usually ends up causing more harm than good. That belief is backed up by a lot of research that the average person has been conditioned not to believe.

I decided then that the best I could do was to try to be as healthy as I reasonably could keeping in mind that perfect health doesn't exist, nor does good health ensure anyone a long life. 

I changed my eating habits drastically - and the resulting weight loss didn't last. Despite keeping a lot of good habits and getting rid of a lot of bad ones, I ended up back where I started. This only gives credence to the idea that most conventional medical wisdom is a pack of lies. 

This week I began what I'm planning to call the 'last experiment'. I've tried all kinds of eating plans hoping to find the one that will make me feel good, allow me to enjoy my life, not turn into a full time job and be sustainable. I tried DASH and Paleo recently and while they have good points, they make no difference in my health in my opinion. 

Now I'm trying something new. A last ditch effort if you will that is allowing me to flip the bird so to speak at the establishment. If it works, I'll REALLY flip the bird to the establishment. In fact, if it works, I might even make a doctor's appointment, just for the joy of rubbing their faces in it. 

If it doesn't, then I'm officially and finally done worrying about what I eat and trying to make a difference. 

The photo above is my lunch. A spinach salad with bacon, feta, pumpkin seeds and a collection of deviled eggs. This meal actually carried me over for seven hours - with no snack - and when I finally got my dinner [after 7:00 PM] thanks to a specialist who was running THREE HOURS late on his appointments, I didn't even have the urge to overeat or pig out on a donut as desert. 

So far, so good. Let's see how it goes. I'll get back to you.