Bye Mary!

Well, I made it for four days on the Mary's Mini. The first day, I felt great, really light. probably from no oil or fat. On day two, I still felt great, but so hungry. Rice and veggies do fill you up, but it doesn't always keep you full for a long time. So, I always felt hungry, was always thinking about food, and then started shaming myself for being hungry, because look at all these people who have so much success with the starch solution, and Mary's Mini. By day three, I was craving lentils and tofu so bad. By day four, I was tired of torturing myself, especially because the foods I wanted were healthy foods, not even junk!
Because I have hypothyroidism, losing weight is almost impossible. So, I get drawn to little plans or lifestyle changes or whatever you want to call them. Especially when you see all these people who loved it, rave about it and had great results. But I forget that I feel best when I'm eating a well rounded diet. I don't mind cutting out sugar, chips and junk food. But when I cut out beans, or tofu or all carbs when I tried vegan keto, I really struggle mentally and physically. I've also tried intermittent fasting twice, and that really messes me up. People talk about this amazing energy they get, and how working out on an empty stomach is so amazing, while I could barely walk from one room to another. So, when I try these things, I don't get results, I feel like shit, and then I feel like shit some more because I wonder why I'm not a smiling beacon of success. So, I say ALL of that to say I'm back to eating things other than rice and green veggies.

Thai red curry with red lentils and tofu has never tasted so good! Like I said earlier, I wasn't craving any kind of snack-y, junky food. But I wanted more than rice and non starchy veggies!
I'm sure at some point I will be tempted by some other eating plan that people rave about, but for now I'm going to stick with cutting out most if not all processed sugar, and eating foods that nourish my body and spirit. With the occasional treat because vegan junk/convenience food improves by the minute at this point!
This was certainly a chatty post. Am I alone on struggling with things like intermittent fasting, and other kind of strict or really restrictive plans?

Enough about me and food, look at this closeness! In the picture, it almost looks like Kiki is touching Bubba, but she's not quite. I mean, boundaries people! But this is the closest they've ever gotten! It's because Bubba beat Etta to the pink sweater!