My imperfect healthy diet!

The current 'health' 'diet' and 'nutrition' world is no different from the glamour world. I am expected to eat perfectly every time in every social event I attend. Most of the times I am being watched on what I eat and stared upon at my plate. A lot of times it is also assumed that my presence in a party is to evaluate your choice in the buffet line. But I promise you, I neither have a hawk-eye nor am I judgmental about your food choice. Many people think I would avoid all sorts of foods that are classified as "don't-event-look-at-it-or-you-will-gain-weight", like dessert, potato chips or fried food. But these foods are not the demons of my life.

And I would never term them bad unless it got poorly prepared. Truth is, I enjoy all sorts of food. A typical Gujarati family with a mother being a super-cook, my diet had always been high carb made up of dhoklas and theplas and handvas. To top it up there would be an additional piece of cake on special occasions. And I enjoy every bite of it. But surprisingly, I still maintain a healthy weight! I would eat all the carbs in the world from bread to pasta and yummy homemade sweets and still remain normal weight range. The reason is, I figure out the right balance. Along with the food I consume I also try and remain active, count my steps, walk when I can, run even in the rains, pump up weights, do some super functional training and circuit workouts (which exhaust me to a point where beg my trainer to stop the torture). But then I eat what I want, sensibly, at the right time, in a smart quantity and just not too much. To keep calories in check, I have substantially reduced my overall intake of sweets. I am not sixteen (unfortunately) and my metabolism has naturally slowed, but I don't avoid bread or pasta or other carbs, whether white, brown, whole or refined. At a birthday or a party, I don't stuff my face with loads of deserts but a three-inch-square piece of cake is neither going to ruin me or you. If you are worried that if you ate a small piece, you won't be able to control yourself from the remainder of the cake, then a slight discipline is necessary to get that self control in place. Remember, over-restricting certain foods will make it more difficult for you to achieve your health goal. Don't get fixated on a list of bad foods. The less you will obsess, the less you will deprive yourself. This will help you get a grip over your hunger and cravings. If someone went through the trouble to make me a special meal, with full carbs and loaded with sugar, I would be polite enough to take a slice. And make sure I relished every little bite of that little portion that I ate. Just to let the person know how delicious it was. As long as the rest of your diet and total caloric intake is on track, your body will not collapse just because you ate and enjoyed some carbs. So treat yourself occasionally like I do. Just be moderate in your approach. Be satisfied! Stay healthy.