I have a job selling snakeskin oil. I like to make stir fry.  I like chocolate, brocolli. I drink alcohol. I want to eat healthier. I eat meat. I like to eat shawarma. My favorite meat is pork. I have not eaten lamb in a long time. I like spicy food. I like chickpeas.
I am stubborn. I have a boyfriend. I like Shawarma. I eat whole foods. I have a healthy diet.  I like chocolate in moderation. I eat junk food once in a while. I drink beer. I think stir fry is a good way to eat healthy. I am not a vegetarian. I like pulled pork. I make and eat lamb. I like chickpeas a lot. I think they are very healthy.
I don't think my diet is working. I'm feeling tired and out of sorts lately. Is this normal when you change your eating habits? It can make you feel different. Especially if you are not getting all the nutrition your body needs. Some of the new diets are very dangerous, but people do them anyway. Yeah, I really to find a balance. Eating some foods that I like but not overindulging. I figure any change is tough. My doctor says that I should eat less meat, but I love it so much. Maybe instead of eating less meat, look at it as eating more veggies. Like. Instead of eating tacos, have a big taco salad. You get a lot of lettuce, and you can add things like tomato, avocado, olives, jalapenos, mushrooms, onions, corn, salsa, and then a little cheese and sour cream. You are getting a moderation of meat, but if you mix it all up, you can taste the meat and sour cream/cheese in all bites, but you are getting more veggies.  Ah, you have will power, I see! LOL. Yeah, I know what I should do, but I don't end up doing. I put too much cheese and meat on the taco salad and eat up with a meat salad. Maybe someone else should do the cooking! Yeah. My BF does that too. I have to make his plate now because he has gotten a bit overweight and had BP issues due to not eating right. He loves when I make his plate. He just has no self control and what he makes is always too much and makes him sick. I make the right amount with good portion sizes and it is better even that way. I think he just feels he is missing out if he doesn't get enough meat instead of thinking about the fact you can put what you don't use up and make a WHOLE salad again later and enjoy it more times. I Good for you. Blood pressure is the silent killer. You're showing love in a meaningful way. People can adjust to smaller portions. Yeah, and I have him drinking more water too. I hope you are getting enough water. If you drink water throughout the day and chew your food more times after adjusting your portion size, you shouldn't feel tired and you will be healthier. Water's easy for me. I can drink lots of water. Still like a sizeable portion of meat with my water, LOL. I've tried meat substitutes, but what's the point?  Nah, don't substitute it. Ration it out in ways that make it easy. Like, instead of having a chicken fajita full of just chicken, add bell peppers and onion and mushrooms. Or, hear me out, get chicken tortilla soup. It has less meat in it, but packs all the flavor, and you can add extra veggies to it, or have it with a side salad. Trick your brain into thinking you are getting more meat with more flavor and learn to find things that taste so good you forget there isn't meat.  You're right. I have to trick myself into new habits. I have trouble sticking to them. I really think about food all the time, so it's hard to maintain the self-deceit. Oooohhh, I really good way to trick yourself.