But honestly I'm just sick of eating like this. It's so hard. I miss eating junk food and carbs. I mean, I eat some carbs, like carrots and fruit, but I've been eating healthy like this since June. That's 3 1/2 months. I know it's supposed to be a lifestyle change, but a part of me wants to stop at some point and go back to eating like I used to. I just want to sit around, eat pizza and chocolate chip cookies, and be skinny and have loads of energy. As it is, I'm doing personal training, I'm walking more, I'm eating salad, and I'm still not skinny and I have more energy than when I started, but I'm still tired a lot. And sore. Some diets incorporate "cheat days", but I'm not cheating. I am however planning to eat one chocolate cupcake on Sara's birthday. That's a month from now, which feels like forever.
I'm eating so healthy and it is so much work. It does taste good, but not as good as a chocolate topped donut. Which by the way is one of the things we count in one of Sara's new books - 4 chocolate topped donuts. I want to eat them all every time I read it. And she loves that book. She wants to read it over and over.
But anyway. I know I'm complaining a lot. We are in a good routine with what we're eating, which helps make it easier. I wouldn't yet call it a food capsule, but we're getting there. Also, pretty soon I would like to start having soup instead of salad as it gets colder outside. I should be able to mostly use my regular soup recipes, but I just won't be able to add bread/crackers as much as I used to. This new way of eating is all a big learning curve.
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| Breakfast every day: scrambled eggs w/ spinach and half a tomato |
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Lunch every day: salad w/ lettuce, tomato, avocado, carrots, ham, olive oil, & Italian seasoning
(Sometimes I have a salad from Subway or McDonald's instead.)
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| Dinner every night: meat (chicken, beef, or salmon) and vegetables |
I did change a few things from the Sugar Detox, since we finished it and are now just on maintenance. A nutritionist I work with suggested I eat high protein/low carb/low fat, so I'm not limiting my servings of dairy, just switching them to low-fat versions when possible. The Sugar Detox was closer to a high fat diet. I still haven't found an easy high protein snack instead of cashews/peanuts, which are high in fat (good fat, but still fat). It would be a lot easier if I liked yogurt, but I just hate it. I can only tolerate it as a substitute for sour cream. I keep telling myself I will make some ranch dip with yogurt, but I haven't done it yet. I've also started eating salmon more frequently. I usually have one serving of fruit a day, and occasionally a piece of dark chocolate. I want to try sweet potato pancakes, but I haven't yet.
So that's how it's going. I'm looking forward to eating one cupcake in a month, and I might also eat whatever I want for Thanksgiving. I wish I had a better attitude about this, but all I can think about are the foods I'm not allowed to have. It feels like a punishment. But I'm pressing on. I'm really proud of the results I've had so far, and I know that I can reach my goals if I keep working hard.
It is hard! I know what you mean when you say is supposed to be a lifestyle change but like you I want to get skinny and then go back to eating whatever...cause doesn't it look like that's what skinny people do?! What tends to end up happening for me is I do great on diet for a few months, then have a blow out week. All the food makes me feel sick and bloated and miserable and then my commitment to living right is renewed. As long as my net weight loss is still going down, I feel ok. But I'd love to be one of the women that is so in love with raw veggies and eating clean that they are like "I'd rather die than eat greasy pizza!" As it is, my belief is greasy pizza is worth dying for!!
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