It tastes good

I've changed the way I think of food, not surprising I suppose. Asked to list my favorities, a year ago french fries and ice cream would have topped the list. Now, I think of french fries as a preparation of potatoes. Ice cream is a preparation of milk. It so happens that I'm not fond of milk, and I'm lukewarm toward Irish potatoes. Of course, I love fat, salt, and sugar. But there are so many other things that I like, things that don't have the penalties of fat, salt, and sugar.

I had to spend months getting to this point. But it turns out, I love sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, brussels sprouts, and bell peppers. Black or green olives. Chicken. Fish. Shellfish. Okra! Who would have thought? Celery, onions, garlic. Broccoli. Blueberries. Fresh tomatoes and canned tomatoes. I even like popcorn with no fat - now that was a long process. I confess I do usually add 1 or 2 teaspoons of olive oil.

One exception - I eat fat free yogurt with artificial sweetner. I just don't like it without the sweetner, and it's soooo good with. The sweetner is Splenda (tm) and is probably not good for me, but it meets the requirements of the program.