You need chocolate.
Seriously. Life’s too short to cut out the things that you love the most: whether that be chocolate, cake, nachos, fries, or all of them (hopefully not on the same plate).
Following a diet that prevents you from eating your favorite foods is a bad idea for two reasons:
- It’s incredibly hard to sustain in the long-term
- It can make you utterly miserable
Successful long-term weight loss and weight management is not about being miserable. It’s about moderation, not dieting extremism. After all, if you’re going to be following a diet for the rest of your life, you need to make damned sure that it involves you eating all of the things that you love.
Chocolate, chips and cake can all be part of a healthy diet. Moreover, if you like those foods, they should be. Don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise.