No More Challenge (Sadness)

Hello everyone!!! So I just wanted to drop in and tell ya'll that unfortunately I had to quit my 30 day vegetarian challenge :(  I really didn't want to because I was like I definitely don't want to be a quitter but I ended up gaining weight because I couldn't find anything healthy to eat that didn't have meat, dairy, or gluten.  So with that said I wanted to take this time to talk to ya'll about the negative aspects of restricting yourself.  First of all, I want to clear the air on the whole gluten free diet thing and it's as simple as this......if you aren't required to eat gluten free because of a health/allergy reason then by all means eat the shizznits out of that gluten because it's bad for you not to, which most people don't know.  Also if you go on a gluten free diet expecting to lose weight think again; because gluten free alternatives aren't meant for weight loss they actually make them with really unhealthy and fattening things.  I'm not exactly educated on other diets so that's all I'm going to say about a certain diet but now onto just dieting in general.  When I think of dieting I think of either watching what you eat or restricting yourself from eating a certain thing and in my opinion and experience watching what you eat is way better.  Take my past 13 days for example, I took away meat and dairy (and already can't eat gluten) so I limited myself a lot to where I could basically only eat junk food (that didn't have gluten), starch, and veggies.  I am really picky when it comes to veggies so I basically ended up eating rice, potatoes, sometimes tofu, black beans, and chips everyday...BAD!   And of course I actually ended up gaining weight because I limited myself so much I couldn't eat anything healthy that had all the nutrients I need.  My problem was I originally eat low caloric meats that are lean, yogurt, a slice of cheese (for a snack), and a cup of milk (for breakfast) so by limiting myself I acutally went downhill because the things that we think are bad for us actually have really healthy and light alternatives.  So that's really all I have to say, I just want ya'll to keep in mind that when it comes to limiting yourself make sure it's for the better because you don't want to end up like me and gain weight in the long run while suffering because you can't eat anything.  I hope ya'll have a splendid week!