Comments on: The Perfect Diet?

By: Oat Bran 101 | Heather Eats Almond Butter

Oat Bran 101 | Heather Eats Almond Butter — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:46:00 +0000

[...] Or how about a savory bowl: Oat bran blended with spinach and topped with an egg and raw cashew cheese [...]

By: Why I Eat The Way I Do « Heather Eats Almond Butter

Why I Eat The Way I Do « Heather Eats Almond Butter — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:41:48 +0000

[...] trial and error. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: in my opinion, there is no perfect diet out there will work for every single person. We are all different, and the way I eat might work for [...]

By: Jumping on the Bandwagon… « Home Sweet Houston

Jumping on the Bandwagon… « Home Sweet Houston — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:33:19 +0000

[...] I read talk about the book and the effect it had on their decision to become vegetarians. But some of the reviews are not as positive as others. I have decided that after all this hype, it is time I read the [...]

By: Meggie

Meggie — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:14:35 +0000

This was very inspirational, and I couldn’t agree more!

I’ve been struggling with my weight lately, and I realized that when I TRY to lose weight I just end up gaining it. If I focus on health, and what will make my body feel good, even if I don’t lose weight, I’ll still FEEL good.

And a 300 calorie sweet potato is SO much more filling than a dinky meal replacement bar. I could eat five of those and still be hungry, but one (maybe two! ) sweet potato is so satisfying.

By: Sarena

Sarena — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:09:14 +0000

I could not agree with you more on this! I just had this conversation with someone today. Great post!

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:53:09 +0000

I completely agree. The most important thing in any diet is to eat REAL food, not chemically enhanced products that have an ingredient list longer than a childs wishlist to Sanda Claus. I realized this a long time ago and am still trying to figure out what works best for me. I have read a lot of books about how to eat healthy, not neccessarily specific diet books but books generally about the food we eat and what is in them. This has taught me to be more aware of the ingredients in the food I eat. I always read labels and avoid anything that contains ingredients I cannot pronounce. I try to buy organic as often and much as possible and I eat REAL food. Wholesome food. Lots of greens, grains, fruits, whole grains/wheat and pure stuff instead of packaged and chemically enhanced stuff. What seems to be working for me is eating a vegan diet, this is something I have been doing for a couple of years now. I’ve had my slip-ups but generally I stick to a vegan diet and allow myself treats almost every day, small healthy treats most of the time but SOMETHING every day. This helps me because it makes me feel like I’m not depriving myself of the good stuff. As soon as I deny myself a food it’s all I’m going to think about and eventually I’ll binge and eat an outrageous amount of that “forbidden” food and other things on top of that. As long as I allow myself a good treat (vegan ice cream, carob rice crackers, rice cracker with pb and cinnamon etc.) in moderate amounts I do ok and my weight isn’t affected! It’s a constant struggle and something I am still learning how to do but as I said, I completely agree with you – what works for me is NOT going to work for someone else. And as with any diet it’s not going to work for everyone so instead of wasting money and time reading about ridiculous diets like Atkins, the most important thing is to just wipe your slate clean and listen to your own body, try things and see what happens and what works for you. (Sorry about the long comment!)

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:57:28 +0000

This is a great post for ANYONE! It’s so frustrating, especially for those of us who think we’re doing the right things, to not see or feel change. But experimentation, and GIVING IT TIME TO WORK is a good thing! (those caps are shouting at ME! ha ha!) Eating whole and raw is wonderful, and finding out what triggers icky responses in our bodies is an important key in looking and feeling our best!

By: Sweet and Fit

Sweet and Fit — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:40:51 +0000

wow! this is such an amazing post – I truly NEEDED to read this because I have been trying to find out what i’m “doing wrong”, I think I really need to just eat real foods and experiment – thanks heather!

By: glidingcalm

glidingcalm — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:39:55 +0000

You so smaaaht. (I grew up in Boston! )

Thanks for this….and thanks for once again speaking from the haaaaaaht. (Boston, it’s true! Okay, well Cambridge, MA…but same thing basiiiiically.)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:43:13 +0000

What another great, insightful post! It’s important to not get caught up in the fad diets (even healthy fads!) and just go back to basics – listen to what your body wants! So simple, yet so easy to overlook!