How do I turn my partially hydrogenated laden eating habits into healthy eating habits? I am out of control!

There is just no rhyme or reason. I need a plan and a shopping list. Where do I begin?

You start with going with the food that have the least amount of processing! I tend to shop a farmer’s market more than at super markets. One thing that I have found is that exercise seems to modify my eating habits. When am not exercising, for some reason I want a donut or a Twinkie. When I doing my exercise I get home and want vegetables and grains. I don’t know if this is normal, but it is true in my case. One thing you have to do is to learn to like cooking. The less prepared food you buy, the more time it will take to prepare it. Steel cut oats take about a half hour to prepare. Instant oatmeal takes just long enough to heat the water but you often get a "healthy" dose of additives and sugar with it. Brown rice takes about three times as long to cook as does white rice, but for that you gain nutrition and fiber (which also tends to satisfy your hunger a little better). A baked potato takes an hour, frozen french fries a couple of seconds in the microwave. See where I’m going with this? In short, I hit the produce aisle first, then I go to the pasta aisle and finally the meat section. If it’s frozen (with the exception of vegetables and fruits which are usually minimally processed and can be as nutritious as "fresh" that may not be all that "fresh") I generally don’t buy it. If it’s your very favorite food either use it in moderation or learn how to prepare it yourself as you will not need to add preservatives and flavor enhancers that the store bought version probably has. Mostly it’s just a matter of re-training you taste buds and re-programing your attitudes toward food.