Well, it's been a bit of madness for the past week or so. I managed to pick up a bug of sorts and ended up with the stomach flu last week. That meant 3 days of no food except gingerale, saltine crackers, and chicken broth. As I slowly recovered, my body was craving carbs and fat like crazy. I didn't know if it was a good idea to deny it while I was recovering, so I just gave in to my cravings. This means that I had pizza, bread, processed sugar, and other carbs over the weekend. The fascinating thing is that my eczema has been acting up like crazy. So I now know, almost beyond a doubt, that my diet contributes to the health and condition of my skin.
So, I know I'm not doing particularly well with either the challenge or the blogging. I think part of it is that if I actively deny myself certain foods, I crave them more (this makes sense, I think). So part of this is also an exercise in discovering my own motivations. I think I need to go back to just eating well and not thinking too hard about what not to eat. Because inevitably whatever is on the "not" list becomes the desired item. Interesting.
I'm trying to get back on track today.
So far:
- 1 cup of tea with milk
- smoothie (apple juice, banana, cherries, 1 scoop greens+)
- 1 rosemary lamb sausage
- protein shake
- 16oz peppermint tea
- 1 apple
WRT "denying" leading to food cravings, I've discovered that if I denigrate the item in question to the point where I can look at it and think "yuck, that's not food!" then it goes a long way toward halting temptations. I have a couple of methods: one, anything in a package isn't food, it's f00d (courtesy of the cavemanforum.com) and therefore inedible; and two, I pay attention to what things *actually* taste like, instead of what I expect them to taste like. Your image of what ice cream tastes like is very different than what your taste buds report. I guess that's part of being mindful, experiencing what is happening in the moment.
ReplyDeleteSee if either of those thing help... if you have any ideas I'd love to hear them too :)