I shared before that I wasn't a fruit eater. But, I am a vegetable eater. I can probably list on less than one hand the vegetables I don't like. I LOVE MOST OF THEM!!
I am having a hard time fitting the veggies I love into the 15 grams of sugar. Today I am eating a raw green pepper as my vegetable with dinner. Just the one pepper has 5 grams of sugar. My hubby is having carrots with his dinner. Two baby carrots have 1 gram of sugar. So, that isn't too bad. But, 1 cup of peas has over 8 grams of sugar. I had 7 grams of sugar worth of cauliflower in my frittata for breakfast.
While I fully understand the sugar issues, I am having a difficult time getting my mind around too many vegetables being my enemy. I will have to see some amazing results in order to completely buy into this particular requirement.
I do love being able to eat all the chicken I want for lunch today though.
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Thursday, February 3
Tuesday, February 1
Carb withdrawal has started
I did have carbs for dinner in the form of a small potato and 1/2 cup of carrots. I also had quite a bit of lean roast pork. I am not hungry. But, I have a need for something sweet. Since I am NOT a dessert eater, I know that this is part of the carb withdrawal.
I am going to get through this by reversing the thought process from something that I am missing to thinking about how wonderful it is that my body is getting rid of those sugars that I don't need. After all, it's the sugar that fuels my insulin and keeps me hungry and fat. It has only taken 36 hours for my body to purge it! OUT OUT DAMN SPOT!! Ok, I am no Lady Macbeth. I am just marveling at the way the body works.
I will be posting my carb/sugar count for the day shortly.
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I am going to get through this by reversing the thought process from something that I am missing to thinking about how wonderful it is that my body is getting rid of those sugars that I don't need. After all, it's the sugar that fuels my insulin and keeps me hungry and fat. It has only taken 36 hours for my body to purge it! OUT OUT DAMN SPOT!! Ok, I am no Lady Macbeth. I am just marveling at the way the body works.
I will be posting my carb/sugar count for the day shortly.
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Afternoon thoughts
So much of my life is wrapped around food. I wake up thinking about it. I plan menus and fill out Peapod orders and watch cooking shows and list new recipes I want to try. I know that I eat not just because I am hungry, but also because I like food. And, I love to cook.
I need to find other things to do. I do have many interests, but I have been isolated lately. A big reason for the isolation is financial. After nearly 2 years of unemployment for my husband, there are many activities that have been eliminated. But, some of what is eliminated is by choice because of a depression. Much of the depression is caused by my weight. So, I figure if I force myself to do some of them, I will feel better. And, then of course as I lose weight, I will want to do more of them and hopefully it will become habit again.
One of the many things I like to do is read. I have started to read again. I can't decide though whether to read a few Danielle Steel books that have been hanging around here or a Sue Grafton book on my Kindle. Such tough decisions. When I used to read all the time I was up to date on each of them. I always read them in order. Now, I don't really consider myself to be a perfectionist or anal retentive, but for some reason I feel like I can't start a new one cause I don't remember where I left off.
Reading over that paragraph makes me sound really pathetic. I have to laugh at myself. I think the solution to the books is to read a totally different one so I don't have to figure out where to start again.
I also want to start playing the piano regularly again. Although I will probably be selling it shortly and part of me is afraid to get attached to it again. I will miss it.
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I need to find other things to do. I do have many interests, but I have been isolated lately. A big reason for the isolation is financial. After nearly 2 years of unemployment for my husband, there are many activities that have been eliminated. But, some of what is eliminated is by choice because of a depression. Much of the depression is caused by my weight. So, I figure if I force myself to do some of them, I will feel better. And, then of course as I lose weight, I will want to do more of them and hopefully it will become habit again.
One of the many things I like to do is read. I have started to read again. I can't decide though whether to read a few Danielle Steel books that have been hanging around here or a Sue Grafton book on my Kindle. Such tough decisions. When I used to read all the time I was up to date on each of them. I always read them in order. Now, I don't really consider myself to be a perfectionist or anal retentive, but for some reason I feel like I can't start a new one cause I don't remember where I left off.
Reading over that paragraph makes me sound really pathetic. I have to laugh at myself. I think the solution to the books is to read a totally different one so I don't have to figure out where to start again.
I also want to start playing the piano regularly again. Although I will probably be selling it shortly and part of me is afraid to get attached to it again. I will miss it.
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Monday, January 31
Being honest means tracking everything
Since I had already eaten about 1/4 of a whole cake for breakfast before I decided on my journey, I was contemplating eliminating today from my tracker. WRONG!!!!! I am being totally honest with myself so I will track everything.
I set up Fat Secret to count my carbs and sugar for me. And so far today I have had 114 g of carbs (5 servings) and 28.13 g of sugar. Since I am allotted 5 servings of carbs and 15 grams of sugar per day, it is clear that today is not a great day for the Belly Fat Cure. However, it is still a good day! I am really pleased that I didn't go over the carbs yet. I can do the rest of the day without sabotaging that at least.
I will plan to have a huge salad and tuna for dinner. I make my own salad dressing, so I know it has no carbs or sugar in it. Monday is normally pizza day, and I will still be able to eat my pizza on a normal Monday, but tonight I will skip it. It won't be difficult to do since I had many different kinds of homemade pizza yesterday at my birthday party.
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I set up Fat Secret to count my carbs and sugar for me. And so far today I have had 114 g of carbs (5 servings) and 28.13 g of sugar. Since I am allotted 5 servings of carbs and 15 grams of sugar per day, it is clear that today is not a great day for the Belly Fat Cure. However, it is still a good day! I am really pleased that I didn't go over the carbs yet. I can do the rest of the day without sabotaging that at least.
I will plan to have a huge salad and tuna for dinner. I make my own salad dressing, so I know it has no carbs or sugar in it. Monday is normally pizza day, and I will still be able to eat my pizza on a normal Monday, but tonight I will skip it. It won't be difficult to do since I had many different kinds of homemade pizza yesterday at my birthday party.
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