I started reading the Glycemic Index which really pinpoints those highly nutritious, high fiber, protein, and healthy carbs I need to fuel my body and satisfy my need for some bread and sugar too.

I’ve been doing really bad lately with sturturing my meals! since i read this after my days worth of eating i am planning on eating 3 structured meals tomorrow, and hopefully everyday! :) wish me luck! ;)

I just saw a picture of myself from my vacation. I’m overweight and feel lousy. For 24 hours I will be avoiding sugar and dairy and eating healthy meals. I need to set a good example for my kids. Please wish me luck!

I cannot digest sugar or heavy carbs. I crave them however. Especially when I’ve been on a good solid diet of basic foods, simply cooked. So, when I indulge, I get foggy, fall asleep at any time of the day, get aches and pains. Why oh why do I do this to myself. Oh to gain self control over that which hurts me.

Once you get into the habit of eating healthy, fatty and unhealthy foods will start to look gross. I crave fruits and veggies all day long when a year ago i craved chocolate and fatty foods! Good luck! :)

If I can just control my craving for sweets I could lose weight. I just love chocolate and peanutbutter cookies. I need find something that will substitute for the sweet things I love.

I have always read the labels of everything. I am trying to eat more fresh foods. When reading the labels now, I try to avoid any foods with hydrogenated anything and corn suryp. I have always been a healthy eater, but now I really avoid foods with ingredients that I don’t know.

You deserve the best life possible. Keep a strong mind and the rest will follow. I have lost 65 lbs in the past year by making changes in my eating habits. I did not make all the changes at once, but the results are worth the effort. I feel healthy, physically and mentally. You can gain the same control with goods habits as well as bad. I say “be good”. Good luck.

Change is hard at first because what we are used to eating is second-nature; we do not even think about it. But I want this change to become the new me; that I eat healthy. I want to make the right decisions.
I have trouble with sweets too. When my cravings for the chocolate cookie hit me hard I pick up an apple and walk away from the kitchen. As funny as that sounds, it works for me! Blueberries are delicious!

I am fortunate because I work with a nutritionist on a regular basis. She sets up a meal plan for me to follow, including what to eat, how much and even when to eat it. As I am a recovering anorexic and bulimic, I can not seem to follow it! I have no idea why – it seems as though there is something in my brain blocking me from success in this area. I am hopingthat by posting this, I may receive the public support necessary to complete this goal.

I’m in the ninth month of my second pregnancy. At times I feel too tired to eat healthly. Thinking of my children really helps to motivate me to make healthier choices.

I think I’m really doing my body a disservice by drinking wine so much. I drink 1-2 glasses a day and I think it’s keeping me from losing weight. So…for a month I will only drink a total of 4 glasses a week…and eat more healthy foods.

Join me on my journey: www.myspace.com/40bykashi

I have a love/hate relationship with sweets! I love to eat them and then I hate how tired and crummy I feel when the effect wears off. I am ready to make some changes.

As a nurse, I can council others on their eating habits, but not myself! I know what I need to do and in the past I have planned out weekly menus, lost weight, felt better…time to get back on the healthy bandwagon. As others, sweets and carbs are my downfall….

As a student-athlete, I need to keep my caloric needs balanced, so I often opt for nutrientdense foods such as bananas, peanut butter, and KASHI CEREAL! =D

I love Kashi cereal to help with cravings. It tastes great and has sooooo much good stuff in it. I exersize regularly, that helps alot with my sugar cravings. I am less likely to binge if I think it through first. I just remind myself of the plan. I certainly don’t deprive myself, that has never worked for me. I do try to make the most of my choices. I love dark organic chocolate with fruit and nuts. It’s expensive so I only eat a small piece at a time. That satisfies the real crave monster (pms and such). I take hemp powder in the morning to get my fiber intake off to a great start. I find if I stay away from the bad carbs and sugars to begin with I crave them less.:)

I am “Kashing” in on the quick and easy nutrition of Kashi bars, cereals and snacks. There is no deprived feeling, because these offer outstanding taste, and the fiber makes me feel full longer.

http://www.mypyramid.gov/ is a great place to go to decide on balenced meals for the day. (It is also easier that going out and getting a bunch of books. )

And I am going to have to agree that Kashi cereal is awesome. :)

I read labels really carefully and try to make healthy choices throughout the day. If I am going out to dinner, I try and plan on a healthy item on the menu.

For dinner, I eat a delicious KASHI meal, and for breakfast, yogurt or organic oatmeal with skim milk and a piece of fruit. Lunch, whole wheat pita with lean meats and lots of veggies with hummus as a condiment. Yum!

I have been doing research on my own and been dumbdounded by the amount of credible research out there about fruits and vegetables. If most of you are like me, it will be news to you that eating 7-10 servings of raw fruits and vegetables daily and consistently lowers your risk of almost every disease known to man. I was in shock at this, I thought you just got cancer and just had strokes, I had absolutley no idea that 85% of it was my diet therefore preventable!!!! I challenge ALL of you to start eating more fruits and vegetables today. Build up to the 7-10 but start now!

I definitly need to increase fruits and veggies and decrease junk food. My problem is I don’t cook much and tend to eat on the run . . . . I am challenging myself to finding easy, healthy alternatives!

We have increased our intak of fruits and vegatables this summer, by joining a CSA (Community Suppoted Agriculture) program. We pay so much each week to a local farm and they deliver a box of fresh, seasonable, organic vegatables and fruits to our doorstep. Because we hate to throw food out, our intake of vegatables has increased as we work to go through the box that we’ve been given. The CSA takes care of variety as the vegatables in the box are somewhat different from week to week. It’s also been fun, as we learn to use vegatables we would have never bought for ourselves form the store. Our best tip of the summer, grilled mixed vegatables on the BBQ – YUM!

I am in college, and it is impossible to pass the dessert table without getting something. I will limit myself to one treat per day, preferably with nutritional value (like with fruit or frozen yogurt)