Being and staying on target will certainly make you stronger. I haven't done a lot of dieting in my life, because honestly I eat very little, I'm not usually hungry, in fact the only time of the day when I'm really hungry is breakfast. I hardly eat flour, but because my body doesn't ask me to, I mean I look at bread and I say... I don't feel like it, I prefer fruit, I'm a fan of fruit, but I try to have a balanced diet because I don't like meat but I eat it because it's good for me. Almost no sugar, because honestly I'm used to it and I don't crave it. But I have been on diets because I had 3 or 4 kilos more than I wanted to have, but not because it was wrong, and with discipline and perseverance you can do it and now I lead a balanced life.
The dishes I see are delicious and full of colour, just as I like! Keep going! Keep going! What we do for ourselves is the best gift we can give ourselves, to love ourselves. Hugs!