So I woke up this morning in a great mood! Ready to take on the day! I decided that besides from exercise I really need to cut my portion sizes down. And you know what.... it's Ok to be hungry. IT'S OK! I didn't have the best childhood and sometimes there was no food and I was hungry! So I think that my mind is now programed to eat when I am hungry BECAUSE I CAN! Because I have food in my house and I don't have to be hungry. What does this lead to? Overeating.  Eating just to eat. Being thirsty and not hungry but eating cause food tastes WAY better than water right?!? So I have decided to have 3 meals a day using my portion plate and three snacks that can only consist of fruits or veggies or nuts. Water... I need to drink more water. My body needs me to drink more water. So I will drink more water. I will. I looked in the mirror this morning after getting dressed and said "you look cute. Maybe you don't need this diet crap" but my next thought was NO STOP THIS IS THE FAT TALKING! IT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO GET RID OF IT! Fat is a monster. It slowly creeps up on you and when you finally notice it's like impossible to get rid of! It slowly eats away at your appearance and health and self - confidence and relationships and energy and more. It is so sneaky. You don't realize what a life guzzling monster it is until it's too late.