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I watched a video the other day and a man who lost a few hundred pounds said "sugar is the cocaine of the food world."  Sugar is certainly extremely addictive, I stopped eating it for almost two years a few years ago and it made all the difference in clarity, energy and even how much other food I ate. It seems that sugar is a driving force for me. When I relapsed it was a quick spiral back into the "food fight."
While I want to cut way back on sugar, I also want to try and learn how to strike a balance with food and exercise. I enjoy holiday cooking and eating and would like to take this next year to have a more sane approach to my relationship with food. I don't want to demonize certain foods, but I want to eat within reason. I think living with an 80 percent excellent diet and 20 percent fun diet, would do the trick!
I grabbed some ideas from blackdoctor.org that may help with planning and portion control:

I think this is a fabulous idea, a little effort up front can take you through the week.


Also, what about the following "Salad in A Jar" I read somewhere that if you put the dressing on the bottom and your chopped protein on top of the dressing, it keeps your salad greens from getting wilty - pretty cool!

And finally, here are a few great "swapping" ideas. I'm not so sure about the avocado for mayo swap as I love real mayo, but I'm willing to give it a try:

* All Images from blackdoctor.org's Facebook Page.