Dieting Is Not All About Weight Loss
Well over the years I have been lucky as my weight has been pretty constant. Occasionally I would put on a extra 20 pounds or so but I never really had a great struggle taking them off, I considered my diet for over all health and took interest in the foods I ate.
On a recent doctors trip I found out my cholesterol was very high. Even though I thought my diet was good now that I think about it I had let a couple things slip. There were two things that I believe were responsible for my high cholesterol levels. The first was my snacking choice, I had been eating a lot more popcorn, the microwave style and it became a habit while watching TV. I was eating maybe 3 bags a week, while I knew it was not healthy part of me was saying hey its popcorn and healthier than chips. The second thing is I had increased my intake slightly of deep fried foods which is never good.
Now I am not one to believe you should never eat this or that but I had fallen into the trap of making it a habit of eating these foods. Now I will be taking the steps to correct this of course the best thing would be to go on the Dean Ornish Diet but thats a little to strict for me. Instead I will be eating less foods with bad cholesterol and more with good cholesterol. The above just shows that even though your weight might be good it doesn’t mean your diet is healthy.
