Oh my word! Sky - that is soooo true!
East Texas and I have recently made some radical changes to our diet. We call it (drum roll, puhlease)
The One Ingredient Diet
Yep. If it has more than one ingredient - we don't eat it.
And, BTW, just found out today (via TV's Dr. Oz) that skim milk (AKA Fat Free Milk) is no better for you than drinking a full fledged Coke. "When they remove the fat - what is left? Sugar!"
Sooo we are doing a modified Atkins - high protein/low carb.
Please before you flame me note that I said modified.
No we are not eating tons of bacon, rib eye steaks and prime rib. We limit our protein to 4 to 6 oz per meal and we choose low fat versions of beef, chicken pork and fish.
No we are not frying chicken rubbed in pork rinds in coconut oil.
We eat tons of vegetables and salads.
East Texas has lost 6 pounds so far. I'm bouncing all over the place - up one week and down the next. Sigh! But I have not smoked in 3 weeks and I have NOT gained any weight!
Most folks who stop smoking gain 8 to 10 pounds in the first month so I'll take no weight gain!
P.S. - I feel better, too. Not so much snacking between meals, either!