When I was a kid, I was encouraged to eat as much as I could…  We even had contests regularly to see who could put away the most pizza, steak, wings….whatever…  My parents bragged about how much I could eat and I was told by aunts, uncles, and friends parents that I made them happy by gorging myself with copious amounts of their delicious cooking!  I don’t blame them or anyone else because it was a different time and ignorance was abundant, but I know better now.  However, old habits are very, very, hard to break…  I must change my habits and I will.  I have been getting a lot of advice (solicited btw) about not limiting my foods too much as it will cause cravings that will derail me.  I have been really eating differently with lots of veggies and no bread, rice, etc….and I do enjoy all the foods that I have been eating.  But, after re-reading many comments and Blogs, I realize that I do need to let myself eat things that I like that are not the “healthiest” foods.  Moderation is the key but I have never moderated much of anything at all…  I am going to stick to the healthier foods but allow myself to eat a few things I love.  I will keep my portion size to “about the size of my fist”…  🙂