For whatever reason, I have always been able to gain weight a lot easier than my peers. Thus, I have been watching my weight since I was in seventh grade, and have spent a lifetime of limiting snacks, staying away from fried foods and cutting my portions. Last spring, my new family physician suggested trying a Mediterranean diet instead, naturally limiting the amount of sugar that I ate. I was amazed at how easy it was to follow and how quickly I lost thirty pounds. It also helped to greatly reduced my familial high cholesterol which had grown to a dangerous level.
The Mediterranean diet not only benefitted me from a health standpoint, but it also helped me pinpoint a problem that I had been having for the last fifteen years with intestinal issues. With the new way of eating, I had reduced my intake of dairy products and noticed a difference right away. I then started taking note of other foods that were causing issues. The next one to go was lettuce. My body just couldn't handle it. Egg intolerance was a recent one that I added to the list. Lastly, over the weekend, I decided that corn would now be avoided at all costs. I know this leaves me with some odd choices to eat at times, especially when we go out to dinner as cheese is an add on in almost every dish. I will also miss taco salads, corn casserole and my daily lunch of egg whites and tuna. I will keep eating "weird" however, as it sure beats the consequences.
Although Doug really enjoys the Mediterranean diet, I told him that I didn't expect him to follow it as closely as I had too recently. He should definitely continue eating the foods that he loves, but I did have one request. I hoped to limit M & Ms in our home and some of my other favorite candies. Even though I knew they weren't good for me, I realized that I wouldn't be able to resist them. He had no problem with that, and I appreciate him changing his lifestyle for my strange diet.
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