Viva Nina Planck

First order of business is to state that I did a horrible job of staying on diet this weekend. I won't go into the list, but I capped it off last night with a healthy serving of Tim's pizza. It's so delicious--I have to find a way to fit it into my diet on a regular basis when I've been doing good. Not a topper on an already bad weekend.

My friend Nancy is in town—she's a frequent commenter on the blog—and we talked about why we are having trouble. At first we both had excuses. The kids won't eat what we do, the men in our lives are skinny and eat what we can't, we're under pressure, we don't have time to work out. But the real truth is, we're not giving it 100 percent.

What does 100 percent look like? Well, I can't answer for Nancy, but for me it means always eating less food than my eyes would like me to have. Always finding time for exercise, even a walk with the dogs, and always eating real foods rather than processed foods. Shopping the farmers markets rather than the supermarkets whenever possible.

I discovered Nina Planck's Web site today, and she's a real inspiration. She's the true champion of the small food farmer and has written a book talking about how when you eat real food—not low-fat makeover foods with tons of additives and less nutritional value—you'll be healthy and feel good. Her book, Real Food, shares why butter is good for you, but the polyunsaturated oils are not. Why grass-fed beef is a superfood and why those who don't get enough Omega-3 oils are in trouble.

Today, I'm going to do my best to only eat real foods and, even though my guy or kids won't always, I will make what's best for me no matter what.