After ONE Month

This is my first Blog entry. I have spent the past 20 years dieting in one form or another. I work out. I did the less food thing, Fit for Life, vegetarian, vegan, Atkins, only fruit, grapefruit (for a day lol) and many more. Slowly I have increased in weight from 185 to 220. I am 6'2" so I am not grossly overweight, but I don't like the little belly and general fat.
So, about one month ago, I decided that fighting against my body is a losing battle. As the Borg says in Star Trek the Next Generation, "resistance is futile".
It occurred to me as I was reviewing the history of my life that when I have gone with the natural flow instead of resisting in my life that my life has become considerably simpler and I began moving in the direction I was seeking to go.
I began to apply this to my health and weight which was scary because everything I had ever decided about health is related to pain suffering and denying myself food.
So, instead I began eating when I am hungry, eating healthy foods, eating few desserts and avoiding junk/fast foods. I feel so much better, but at first it was like free falling. I was truly afraid.
I have noticed in the past month that my belts are about one notch tighter. I don't feel starving and I don't focus on food so much. I can go without food for quite a while.
I am learning that a lot of foods contain sodium and make my legs swell. I don't have to exercise so much. I feel like I look better and people are commenting.
Basically, I am following standard medically and scientifically accepted recommended daily allowances. 50% of my caloric intake is complex carbohydrates, 30% fat with as much healthy fat as possible, and 20% lean protein. Getting sufficient lean protein is key. A person eating 2500 calories per day should be eating about 50 grams of protein which takes a bit to create.
My lean muscular power lifting friends all each 4000+ calories per day and don't spend more than 1-1.5 hours per day working out.
My understanding of human physiology is that the body is amazing at protecting itself from death through starvation. It does this by shutting down the body during times of famine. The body knows what it needs and as I have been practicing eating sufficiently and healthy, I know when I have had too much protein, carbohydrates and fat and when I need more. If I go too long without eating healthy foods I crave sweets. When I eat every 3-4 hours and eat a balanced diet of healthy foods, I know when I am full and when to stop. There is no resistance. It is so easy and as much as I feared at first that I would become a giant blimp, I have actually lost. This happens because the body stops storing fat when it is convinced that there is abundance. Being fat is not advantageous to the body and storing fat is only a survival method the body employs in times of famine. The body also will use up muscle if enough protein is not being presented in the diet and will sacrifice muscle and conserve fat.
Our bodies are designed to function best in abundance. Functioning best on Healthy natural foods is how our bodies have evolved. In abundance, we become lean and muscular which is the most advantageous shape for us. Constant starvation through poor eating, dieting and overexercising sets the body into starvation/survival mode. We become fat.
Tomorrow more about how to start.