Well, not completely. I have sneaked a very small piece of bread once or twice. I also sneaked a taste of this tasty dessert that my husband made. Just 1 bite. And the piece of bread was the size of my thumb. So I am on my way to breaking the sugar addiction.Refined and added sugar that is. I have been having a few pieces of fruit here and there, but I hardly think that hurts anything.
I have heard that it takes 4 months to actually rid your body of something you are trying to cut out, i.e. gluten, dairy. I'm not sure about sugar, but I know I am still getting cravings. I have been abating them by making sugar free hot chocolate and sugar free hard candies. I also got these sugar free ice cream treats and sugar free fudgecicles. So that satisfies my sweet tooth somewhat. I may be overindulging on cheese a bit. And I'm trying not to take in too many nuts. These things are on my diet, but I need to be sure not to eat too many calories.
I think I am actually at war with sugar. I am looking at labels now and I pulled out all the cereal we have in the house and looked at the ingredients. And we don't have things like Lucky Charms, Cap'n Crunch, Cinnamon Toast Crunch or any of those cereals that are obviously full of sugar. Rice Crispies, Cheerios, and Bran Flakes are what is on the shelf. Sugar is the second or third ingredient in all of these cereals. WHAT! And I have been feeding these to my kids every morning. I do love it when they choose the oatmeal, that I know is just oats (I buy the old fashioned oats, not that flavored stuff in the packets). Last night I bought shredded wheat (not frosted) and the only ingredient is whole wheat. My one kid enjoyed it this morning.
I am also going to task on our soy milk. That has added sugar as well. So I'm trying some unsweetened versions. I already know that unsweetened soy milk doesn't go over well with my family. So, I got cashew milk that is pretty good and coconut milk that I haven't tried yet, but I'm optimistic about it.
203 on the scale this morning
January 13, 2015
3 piece Canadian bacon
3 piece apple
4 slice cheese
2 cup tea
Decaf coffee with half and half
Hard boiled egg
2 blue cheese stuffed olives
Baby Bell cheese
Garden salad with blue cheese, balsamic vinegar and olive oil
I BROKE DOWN - FULL SLICE OF BREAD WITH BUTTER
Hand full of nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts)
Black bean burger
Roasted broccli
SF hot chocolate
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015
The challenge of eating out
CNow that I am on a fairly strict diet, Phase 1, I am faced with challenges when I eat at other places. This weekend we were invited to a football party at a friend's house. I know there will be temptations and things that aren't on Phase 1 there. I am hoping I can make the right choices and avoid the things that will set me back. I am thinking about possibly bringing some of my own food so that I will have that in a cash and when I am tempted by other things on the spread, I can go to my own selection.
I think that is what I will do, I'll make something that fits my diet to the party for everyone and have that as a go-to when other things on the table tempt me. And be sure to skip any cake, cookies, or other tempting sweet treats!
204 on the scale this morning. That's better than 206, but I'm still not betting on the accuracy of my scale.
January 9, 2015:
Same breakfast: Hard boiled egg, 2 turkey bacon, 4 piece cheese
Half grapefruit
Decaf coffee with heavy cream (just a splash)
2 cup tea
5 piece pepproni
1 slice of swiss cheese
3 pieces of mozzarella cheese
Left over turkey breast cutlet with onions, mushrooms, and Swiss cheese
I think that is what I will do, I'll make something that fits my diet to the party for everyone and have that as a go-to when other things on the table tempt me. And be sure to skip any cake, cookies, or other tempting sweet treats!
204 on the scale this morning. That's better than 206, but I'm still not betting on the accuracy of my scale.
January 9, 2015:
Same breakfast: Hard boiled egg, 2 turkey bacon, 4 piece cheese
Half grapefruit
Decaf coffee with heavy cream (just a splash)
2 cup tea
5 piece pepproni
1 slice of swiss cheese
3 pieces of mozzarella cheese
Left over turkey breast cutlet with onions, mushrooms, and Swiss cheese
Nuts
Blue cheese stuffed burger with green beans plus mushrooms and more blue cheese
All the pills I take!
Here is a list of the pills I take in a day.
Pre-natal vitamin (I still have a perscription for these and still breast feeding my kid so I didn't see the harm in continuing to take these)
Flax seed oil (for omega-3)
Calcium
3 fiber pills
Vitamin D
Sometimes I take an allergy pill
Prescriptions:
Nexium
Singular
January 10, 2015
Pre-natal vitamin (I still have a perscription for these and still breast feeding my kid so I didn't see the harm in continuing to take these)
Flax seed oil (for omega-3)
Calcium
3 fiber pills
Vitamin D
Sometimes I take an allergy pill
Prescriptions:
Nexium
Singular
January 10, 2015
2 HB eggs
2 cheese sticks
Pea pods
Decaf coffee
3 cup peppermint tea
Raisins just a few
10 or so pretzels
Taco meat
Cheese (probably more than I should have eaten)
Veggies
Turkey breast cutlet
More veggies
Green beans
Sugar free hot cocoa with peppermint
Keeping track is hard
Well, I may not be able to write everything I eat down. In this blog anyway. While it is a good experiment to try, I think I am failing at it. I can't even seem to write it down in my food journal. Writing down what I eat is a good exercise in being conscious about what I am eating, but the practicality of it eludes me.
How did I get started on writing down what I eat? I used to have a subscription to SHAPE magazine. They have these success stories of weight loss in the magazine. A lot of these success stories start off with the woman (they were always women, this magazine is targeted to women) recording what she was eating and realizing the pitfalls in her diet. So the first time I ever went on a "diet" that is what I started doing. I realized how much sugar I was actually consuming. I was in grad school and I would hide all sorts of candy in my drawer and every time I ate a piece I would write it down. I realized I was eating a lot of candy.
Side note: I LOVE CANDY! I really do. All sorts. I have always said that if my life had taken a different path I would love to work in a candy factory. On the floor helping to make delicious treats like gummy bears and chocolate kisses. Or Cheetos, I'd love to work in the Cheetos factory!
Anyway, writing down what I ate became a habit. I have struggled with how precise to make this list. Do I write the exact amount? Especially when it is something like a bowl of assorted vegetables. Does it really matter how many I eat if they are good for me? I have never been able to count calories, so that is why the amount is so difficult. But maybe that is part of my problem. Over indulgence. I seem to have always had a hard time with portion control. That is what I should probably work on next. I'm like "Little Chrissy" sometimes. (If you don't know "Little Chrissy" watch the John Waters movie "Pecker", it will all be clear then).
January 8, 2015
Breakfast is the same old same old
Hard boiled egg, 2 turkey bacon, 4 slice cheese
Grapefruit half
Vegetables and humus and dressing
Yogurt with stevia sweetener
Turkey cutlet, broccoli, mini peppers, carrots, dressing, peanut butter
Decaf coffee 2 cups
2 cups tea
Cutie (mandarin orange)
1 Hershey Kiss (I sneaked this in, I gave in to temptation)
BBQ pork (left over)
Roasted Brussels sprouts
How did I get started on writing down what I eat? I used to have a subscription to SHAPE magazine. They have these success stories of weight loss in the magazine. A lot of these success stories start off with the woman (they were always women, this magazine is targeted to women) recording what she was eating and realizing the pitfalls in her diet. So the first time I ever went on a "diet" that is what I started doing. I realized how much sugar I was actually consuming. I was in grad school and I would hide all sorts of candy in my drawer and every time I ate a piece I would write it down. I realized I was eating a lot of candy.
Side note: I LOVE CANDY! I really do. All sorts. I have always said that if my life had taken a different path I would love to work in a candy factory. On the floor helping to make delicious treats like gummy bears and chocolate kisses. Or Cheetos, I'd love to work in the Cheetos factory!
Anyway, writing down what I ate became a habit. I have struggled with how precise to make this list. Do I write the exact amount? Especially when it is something like a bowl of assorted vegetables. Does it really matter how many I eat if they are good for me? I have never been able to count calories, so that is why the amount is so difficult. But maybe that is part of my problem. Over indulgence. I seem to have always had a hard time with portion control. That is what I should probably work on next. I'm like "Little Chrissy" sometimes. (If you don't know "Little Chrissy" watch the John Waters movie "Pecker", it will all be clear then).
January 8, 2015
Breakfast is the same old same old
Hard boiled egg, 2 turkey bacon, 4 slice cheese
Grapefruit half
Vegetables and humus and dressing
Yogurt with stevia sweetener
Turkey cutlet, broccoli, mini peppers, carrots, dressing, peanut butter
Decaf coffee 2 cups
2 cups tea
Cutie (mandarin orange)
1 Hershey Kiss (I sneaked this in, I gave in to temptation)
BBQ pork (left over)
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Day 2 off sugar
This is going to be hard. I went grocery shopping last night after dinner. I wasn't hungry but I had this gnawing feeling in my gut. Like I was digesting the food I ate. I think my stomach is having to work harder to process the food I am eating. No bread or refined carbs or sugar makes for tougher work on my stomach.
I must say that I was rather proud of myself. I went through the entire store without picking up a treat for myself. In the past I had been getting a sweet treat and walking around the story shopping while I snacked on it. The treat was typically candy of some sort. I passed right by the bin full of Whoppers for $0.88! I was very tempted. However I did pick up some sugar free fudgcicles and some sugar free ice cream treats. I know the fudgcicles are ok (according to South Beach) but I'm not sure about the ice cream treats.
I gobbled one ice cream treat up in the car on the ride home then had another when I was putting the groceries away. It did satisfy my sweet craving, put apparently one wasn't enough. I wish they made a patch for sugar! I quit smoking once and used that nicotine gum. That was brilliant! I can't say I haven't smoked picked up a cigarette since then, but I sure haven't started smoking regularly since then. Maybe you can't equate these things, but addiction is addiction right?
Anyway, I need to press on. Sugar is often hard to avoid, but if I focus on whole foods and nothing refined or processed I should be ok. By the way, we eat natural peanut butter in our house, so the only thing added is salt.
January 6, 2015
Hard boiled egg, 2 strips turkey bacon, 4 slices of cheese from brick
Decaf coffee with light cream
2 cup tea
Vitamins/supplements
cottage cheese
Left over bean side from last night
Left over chicken capri (motz cheese, ricotta cheese, tomatoes) with a few pieces of roasted cauliflower
Shrimp with tomatoes, onion, pepper and peas
Celery with peanut butter
I must say that I was rather proud of myself. I went through the entire store without picking up a treat for myself. In the past I had been getting a sweet treat and walking around the story shopping while I snacked on it. The treat was typically candy of some sort. I passed right by the bin full of Whoppers for $0.88! I was very tempted. However I did pick up some sugar free fudgcicles and some sugar free ice cream treats. I know the fudgcicles are ok (according to South Beach) but I'm not sure about the ice cream treats.
I gobbled one ice cream treat up in the car on the ride home then had another when I was putting the groceries away. It did satisfy my sweet craving, put apparently one wasn't enough. I wish they made a patch for sugar! I quit smoking once and used that nicotine gum. That was brilliant! I can't say I haven't smoked picked up a cigarette since then, but I sure haven't started smoking regularly since then. Maybe you can't equate these things, but addiction is addiction right?
Anyway, I need to press on. Sugar is often hard to avoid, but if I focus on whole foods and nothing refined or processed I should be ok. By the way, we eat natural peanut butter in our house, so the only thing added is salt.
January 6, 2015
Hard boiled egg, 2 strips turkey bacon, 4 slices of cheese from brick
Decaf coffee with light cream
2 cup tea
Vitamins/supplements
cottage cheese
Left over bean side from last night
Left over chicken capri (motz cheese, ricotta cheese, tomatoes) with a few pieces of roasted cauliflower
Shrimp with tomatoes, onion, pepper and peas
Celery with peanut butter
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Breaking my sugar addiction
This is tough. I remember the first time I cut out sugar from my diet. On day 3 I was reeling with cravings for that sweet sweet white gold. I eventually got past my cravings and when I had sugar again, I savored it and got a literal high. But eventually I worked sugar back into what I was eating and it didn't effect me as much.
A few months ago, probably spring time, I cut out sugar once more in an effort to loose some weight. I remember the exact moment I fell off the wagon that time. I had gone to Bismarck for work and there was a going away party for an employee. The sister of one of my coworkers had made a cake. This woman makes the most awesomely decorated and delicious cakes, so I wasn't going to skip it. One bite and I knew I was in trouble. Later that day I was high! High on sugar! I got such a rush. I guess it is kind of like drinking, when you are sober for a long time then take a drink you get drunk a lot quicker, your tolerance is low. My sugar tolerance was low and that piece of cake sent me over the edge. My Phase 1 efforts ended that day and I gained back the weight I had lost in the previous months.
Now I am getting back on track with what I should be eating and I'm starting with Phase 1. The South Beach Diet was the first diet plan I ever followed. I did it for the first time in 2005 when I was in grad school and facing the 200 number on the scale. It worked really well for me and it helped me learn what I should be eating. It really gave me a positive overhaul of my diet and a new way of thinking about cooking. So now I face the 206 number on the scale and have set a goal of getting that down to a more reasonable number. I'm not exactly sure what that is yet, but I know 206 is too much. I really just want my jeans to fit better and not feel like I am squeezing into them every time I put them on.
January 5, 2015
Hard boiled egg, 2 piece turkey bacon, 5 slices of cheese from brick (about 1 ounce)
6 grapefruit wedges (you are not supposed to eat any fruit on Phase 1 but I am allowing myself grapefruit because I love it and it isn't too bad as far as sugar content, and we bought a ton of it and need to eat it up)
2 cup decaf coffee (Santa's White Christmas)
2 cup tea
pepperoni (5 round slices)
Almonds and pecans
cheese stick
Circle cheese
Pickle
couple of pieces of potato from leftover pot roast
2 bites pork salad
Left over stir fry
Pistachios
cheese stick
pork salad
small piece of pita with humus
Celery with peanut butter and humus
carrots
cheese
Dinner - Salmon with green bean, edamame, lima beans, soy sauce sesame oil combo.
2 sugar free ice cream treats
Grapefruit
3 piece mozzarella cheese
A few months ago, probably spring time, I cut out sugar once more in an effort to loose some weight. I remember the exact moment I fell off the wagon that time. I had gone to Bismarck for work and there was a going away party for an employee. The sister of one of my coworkers had made a cake. This woman makes the most awesomely decorated and delicious cakes, so I wasn't going to skip it. One bite and I knew I was in trouble. Later that day I was high! High on sugar! I got such a rush. I guess it is kind of like drinking, when you are sober for a long time then take a drink you get drunk a lot quicker, your tolerance is low. My sugar tolerance was low and that piece of cake sent me over the edge. My Phase 1 efforts ended that day and I gained back the weight I had lost in the previous months.
Now I am getting back on track with what I should be eating and I'm starting with Phase 1. The South Beach Diet was the first diet plan I ever followed. I did it for the first time in 2005 when I was in grad school and facing the 200 number on the scale. It worked really well for me and it helped me learn what I should be eating. It really gave me a positive overhaul of my diet and a new way of thinking about cooking. So now I face the 206 number on the scale and have set a goal of getting that down to a more reasonable number. I'm not exactly sure what that is yet, but I know 206 is too much. I really just want my jeans to fit better and not feel like I am squeezing into them every time I put them on.
January 5, 2015
Hard boiled egg, 2 piece turkey bacon, 5 slices of cheese from brick (about 1 ounce)
6 grapefruit wedges (you are not supposed to eat any fruit on Phase 1 but I am allowing myself grapefruit because I love it and it isn't too bad as far as sugar content, and we bought a ton of it and need to eat it up)
2 cup decaf coffee (Santa's White Christmas)
2 cup tea
pepperoni (5 round slices)
Almonds and pecans
cheese stick
Circle cheese
Pickle
couple of pieces of potato from leftover pot roast
2 bites pork salad
Left over stir fry
Pistachios
cheese stick
pork salad
small piece of pita with humus
Celery with peanut butter and humus
carrots
cheese
Dinner - Salmon with green bean, edamame, lima beans, soy sauce sesame oil combo.
2 sugar free ice cream treats
Grapefruit
3 piece mozzarella cheese
Monday, January 5, 2015
Let's get back on track
Here we are after Thanksgiving with leftovers being eaten almost every meal since. I indulge on Thanksgiving and make no apologies for it. As such, I've indulged in leftovers as well.But today I want to get back on track. I am looking forward to a vacation in February where I will be wearing a swim suite most of the time and want to feel a little more confident than I do now.
By the way, I got my period, so not pregnant.
So let's start tracking.
Weight this morning 205 pounds.
Breakfast:
Oatmeal with honey and soy milk
2 piece turkey bacon
Grapes
Hard boiled egg
Almonds
Leftover green bean casserole (this is the last of it)
M&Ms (OK this is bad, stop eating these!)
By the way, I got my period, so not pregnant.
So let's start tracking.
Weight this morning 205 pounds.
Breakfast:
Oatmeal with honey and soy milk
2 piece turkey bacon
Grapes
Hard boiled egg
Almonds
Leftover green bean casserole (this is the last of it)
M&Ms (OK this is bad, stop eating these!)
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