Just before the new year, Papa asked me to revamp our diet and showed me, through the amazing legwork of Mommypotamus, just how much our health was in need of the healing and cleansing we have been applying to our souls. I never once felt overwhelmed, but had to give myself a stern talking to.
It's called baby steps. "Don't think about everything you have to do to get out of this building, just think about everything you have to do to get out of this room. And then the elevator and so forth."
The easiest part was laying everything I thought I knew was healthy for me on the altar and seeing what I would get back. Turns out, eating fats doesn't make you fat! And for those of us with a gluten intolerance, well, since bread is mentioned over and over in the Bible it must not be in God's plan for us to be allergic. Guess what? Bread we eat now is almost nothing like what they made then. GO FIGURE.
Dieting sets you up for failure. Making a permanent change in what you eat and how you see yourself is the only way to be healthy.

Ten Steps To Health At Every Size  http://www.haescommunity.org/
Think of these steps as a dance rather than a linear progression. Move from one to another and back again as fits your own personal style and journey. 

1. Stop weighing yourself.  Shift your focus from weight & body fat to healthy behaviors and fitness. 
2. Live now, not in the past or future. Live your life as if you were at your desired weight—including wearing beautiful, comfortable clothing in your present size. 
3. Eat well & mindfully. Enjoy your food. Let nothing be off-limits—there are no forbidden foods.
4. Listen to your body and give yourself and your body what you need to thrive: balanced nutrition, adequate sleep, regular exercise.
5. Love & accept yourself as you are, & others as they are. Refuse to engage in fat prejudice toward yourself or others.
6. Feed your soul with meaningful and enjoyable recreation, relationships, work, & spirituality. Clear out toxic environments/relationships/behavior patterns. Build a nourishing community: surrounding yourself with size-friendly people (friends, therapists, doctors) & images of happy, successful people of all sizes.
7. Connect mind & body. Increase body awareness through yoga, walking meditation, tai chi, qi gong, massage, & bodywork, movement therapy (such as Feldenkrais). Focus on what your body can do and how good it can feel. 
8. Decrease self-criticism & body judgment, increase positive, supportive self-talk. Talk to yourself & your body the way you would a cherished friend or loved one.
9. Address any emotional eating or body image issues independent of weight change. Attitudes & opinions are easier (& healthier) to change than body size.
10. Invest time & money in yourself rather than the diet industry.