I like that I have chosen to eat healthier. I like that I’ve lost weight, that was feel more nourished and don’t find my blood sugar crashing up and down constantly.

But as summer approaches, I do think I might have gotten a bit too strict. While I don’t want to make it a habit, I do think I want to be able to enjoy am occasional hamburger, a cold glass of milk, or a beer up at camp. Maybe a few cookies as a snack during the evening or an ice cold beer. Or even stop at an ice cream stand.

Yet I also don’t have to flood my home with candy or unhealthy foods. I can continue to have well balanced meals with lots of vegetables, especially when in season in the summer. I can have lots of fruit for healthy snacks, limit portions of junky stuff while adding lots of healthy stuff for a full portion to eat. That doesn’t mean big bowls of pasta or carbohydrates but a small portion of pasta lots of fiber like kale or spinach would be good.