Fit Fare

I’ve been journeying toward health with the help of the Mediterranean style of nutrition for about 16 months now. I’ve lost a lot of weight but still have a lot to lose. I’ve been convinced time and time again by studies and reviews that the Mediterranean style of eating is by far the most healthy nutritional lifestyle out there.

It’s also one that I’ve enjoyed making my own. I love the way I eat now. I love that I’ve said goodbye to a lot of the processed, chemical laden foods of the past and traded those in for healthy, fiber-filled, fresh foods. I feel better than I have in years. It took me 12 years to gain the weight and so far it’s taken me 16 months to lose weight. It’s slow, it’s steady and I’m thrilled.

But plateaus come up from time to time and that frustrate me. I’ve been on a weight loss plateau for several weeks now and it’s driving me nuts! In the middle of my frustration, I saw an old friend in the grocery store. She looked amazing! She’s lost a heap of weight. We complimented each other on our weight loss and then began comparing nutritional plans. She’s on “The Flat Belly Diet” plan while my journey started on “The Sonoma Diet”. Seems our plans are both based in the Mediterranean logic and we’ve both been successful.

The main differences between what I’ve been doing and what “The Flat Belly Diet” asks you to do are:

1. “Flat Belly” is very portion controlled 400 calorie meals 4 times a day.

2. Each “Flat Belly” meal must include a good for you mono-saturated fat (they call them MUFAs)

That’s pretty much the difference. Not a lot, but I’m hoping it’s enough to get me off this plateau and on toward my weight loss triumph!

Here’s what I’m having for a snack later today! A Strawberry Cheesecake Chocolate Dessert!
1 container of fat free Strawberry Cheesecake Yogurt (90 calorie), 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips, 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries, 2 tablespoons chopped macadamia nuts. Toss together and enjoy!