Most months have a theme that is well defined. Over a year, or a few years this approach will make it possible to discover which themes work the best for slow, sustainable weight loss and to practice some maintenance of the sightly smaller body shape.
There are a few reasons to rotate the meats, vegetables and sauces this month. Variety for our taste buds will be very welcome after such a lot of disciplined eating. The variety also allows some learning of how to maintain the current body shape eating all sorts of meals.
This is the month for some dining out, eating exactly what sort of cuisine is desired. It is the time to zero the stash of meals at restaurants in return for walks done.
The first law of dining out does apply. Eat exactly how much you want to of what you want to. This is a thoroughly earned escape from home cooking and needs to be experienced without any thought given to the composition of the food on the plate. It is unlikely that the restaurant will have decreased the portion size since last year so what we do is choose places that provide a take home container.