Choosing the Right Meal Plan

Trying to find the right meal plan is difficult. There are so many to choose from and honestly most of them are really difficult to follow, especially if you have others in your homes that are not in need of the changes.

            Some of the “diet” plans that I have tried to follow unsuccessfully have been:

·        Atkins

·        South Beach

·        Hungry Girl

·        Paleo

While some of these will work for some people they left me feeling like I needed more. I wanted to be able to eat

·        Cake

·        Cookies

·        Chocolate

·        Food that did not taste like cardboard

So then I ran across the newest plan, Trim Healthy Mama. I have been loosely following this plan since March 2014. I HAVE lost about 20 pounds. But the book is HUGE (600+ pages) and most of the recipes are written in a manner that is extremely difficult to implement and they are verbose. So when you see references to THM that is what I am referring to.

This plan allows me to indulge in the 3 C’s (cake, cookies and chocolate) it also is a very personalized program. While neither of the authors are nutritionists they are mothers that cook for their families. The things I find most encouraging are the many testimonials that are posted by everyday people eating in this manner, the fact that the foods are natural and clean, and the support that is available through Facebook groups and message boards and also that I have lost weight as well as feel so much better eating this way.