My 1-10 Level Eating Plan

After posting this Weekend Wear outfit wearing a pair of jeans that were too tight a week before, I got a lot of questions about my diet/eating plan.

I prefer to call it a "plan" because it is the new way my husband and I are going to eat. 

And diet just sounds too hard.

First, I will start by saying that I am not a dietitian or nutritionist, but I did attend culinary school for a year and love to cook.  And, I know a little bit about how to make foods taste better without adding too much of the bad stuff.

I blog my recipes on Taste, my food blog. 

Some of my recipes are super healthy and some are not.  I love to bake and most of my muffins, cookies, and cakes have a healthy spin - so if you are looking for a healthy indulgence check it out.

Before we started the 1-10 level plan, I ate really healthy.

Lots of fruit and veg, not a lot of meat or butter or fried foods.  My problem is that I ate too much. 

For example, I will make a healthy low fat vegan chocolate cake {it is to.die.for. trust me} and eat it within 2 days.  Same thing with healthy muffins or cookies. 

Just because an item is low in fat and sugar + high in whole grains, doesn't mean you can eat the entire recipe...

I would justify my over eating by saying to myself "this is unprocessed, I made it myself using healthy ingredients..."

So, in short my problem wasn't healthy eating, it was TOO much eating.

I devised a month long plan, separated into four levels of strictness.

The first week is a level 10 - the most intense week.  The first two days you will only think about food and you will want to eat everything in site.  Fight through it and it gets easier.

The second week I dialed it down to a level of 8.  The third week {which I am about to finish as I type this} is on a level of 7 and next week will be a 6.

I plan on staying at a level 5-7 from now on.  If I have a special event or over indulge for a few days, I will dial it back up to a 10 for a week to get back on track.

Food is one of the loves of my life.  I love good food, junk food, healthy food, rich food...you get the point.  I love to eat.

The amazing thing is, this plan has really worked for me and I have NO self control when it comes to food.  If I can do it, anyone can do it!

So far I have lost seven pounds and expect to be up to almost 10 by the end of the month!

If you all have made it here and aren't bored...let me know and I will outline just what my husband and I ate during the strictest level and what treats I incorporated in the next weeks.