Thinking about "dieting"

Dieting is one of those words you aren't supposed to use anymore. "Lifestyle change" is the preferred moniker. And "lifestyle change" it is. It takes a long time to get this way - and its important to make peace with the fact that change won't happen overnight.

I've been reading a lot lately about food - stuff by Michael Pollan especially. I think he has great things to say, and I'm going to order "Food Rules". The Diva and I probably won't follow all of them, but we both realize that we fill our body with a lot of junk.

Tonight's junk, a cupcake offered as a gift. We split it. But, if I think about it, I'm not sure I really enjoyed it. It kind of left an odd aftertaste in my mouth, the cake was dried, and there was too much frosting. Its one thing to eat junk, but at least I should enjoy it.

Thats the hardest thing to think about is pleasure - I think I eat a lot of things for "pleasure" - but I think there are other emotions involved - so the pleasure is in the consumption or feeling, but not necessarily the taste.

I have a lot of misgivings about "dieting" which might be considered by some to be "resistance" or "rationalization" - but its more like replacing one kind of crazy food behavior (overeating too much junk) with another (counting everything). Still, it IS working for now. And I do need to make a change - I'm not happy with the way things are.

Who knows where this will lead, but at least its a start.