Day one, May 21st - I am aware today. I chose to walk off the path of habitual and emotional eating. I am taking authority over the type of eating that has become an addiction for me. My biggest addiction has been in the area of bread and sugar. Every morning for breakfast, after my workout, I will have some type of bread along with black tea, half and half and turbinado sugar. It will range from Swedish crepes to a bagel, an apple tart, or Ezekial bread with scrambled egg and cheese on top, to a sprouted grain English muffin topped with PB and jam. A lot of these bread items contain healthy sprouted grains or whole wheat, but they are still bread and contain flour. This is my addiction. This morning I began my cleanse with a 10 oz. Power shake. This consisted of 1% organic milk, a ½ cup of plain yogurt, three strawberries, half a banana, and a scoop of whey protein powder. It was great and I did not miss my bread or tea. But I did get hungry again just an hour later, so I decided on a bowl of cereal. I checked the ingreds. in my usual cereal called, ?Shredded Spoonfuls.? It contains wheat so I could not eat it. I then turned to the Oh’s cereal, which is just like plain cheerios. These are gluten free, so I had a small bowl with another half banana. This satisfied me until lunch. For lunch I will often have a quesadilla. This consists of two flour tortillas, a fourth of an avocado, cheddar cheese, tomato slices and slice or two of turkey sandwich meat. Well, no tortillas for me today. So, I had to think of something else. I needed to finish off the avocado in the fridge that I had started yesterday (in my quesadilla). I checked my whole grain crackers and they contain wheat, so my only option was to put it in a salad- duh! I had green leaf lettuce with avocado, tomato, grated carrot and cheddar cheese, and I sprinkled raw almonds on top since I cannot have croûtons. I used the garlic ranch dressing that was in the fridge, but not too much. Boy, was that a delicious salad, and much healthier than my normal quesadilla. Now it is a few hours after lunch and I am hungry for a snack. Maybe some apple slices with PB? A much better option than eating more bread. Today I am being aware and conscious, and it is such a free and peaceful feeling. I even feel lighter physically. I am not struggling today. I may tomorrow or the next day. I’m sure my cravings are just lurking around the corner and may come out raging in the next day or two, or maybe not. If I take authority over the cravings and do what is right for my body, then this may not be so hard after all. It may be one of the best gifts I can ever give myself.
I have also been thinking a lot of how so many people n the world are starving. I can eat whatever I want when I want. I have an abundance of food at my finger tips. I so often take it for granted and I know that is so wrong. I do not want to do that anymore.
Day 2, May 22nd- Yesterday afternoon I drove to Whole Foods to find some meals for the rest of the week. I had to pay close attention to ingredient labels. So many items have wheat or flour in them. Sugar too. I did find a trail mix that is only sweetened with raisins. That will make for a good snack. I found some Amy’s brand frozen meals that are gluten free. I have eaten this brand before and it is very good. One thing I was excited to find was spelt english muffins and walnut current spelt bread. Spelt is okay to eat and counts as gluten free. These two items will help with me getting enough carbs. I workout a lot so I need some carbs. Last night I ate organic Italian meatballs with mixed grilled veggeis and polenta. Tasty.
This morning I ran a 7 mile run in the foothills. My running buddy and I got rained on, but we toughed it out. When I got home I was famished. I made a tomato and avocado omelet. I had to finish the rest of the avocado from yesterday. I ate half the omelet along with a toasted spelt english muffin. It was light and fluffy. Not dense like the ones I usually eat. Later that morning, I took my girls to the local aquarium. By lunch time I was so hungry again. The girls wanted to eat with the fish, so we headed over to the Shark Reef Cafe after walking through the aquarium. There were two lunch specials on display. One was a pulled beef sandwich with grilled pineapple. It came on an egg bun, with a side of homemade chips. Oh, that looked so good, and there would have been nothing wrong with eating it under normal conditions, but I have made the commitment to do this cleanse and stick to it, so today it was not okay for me to eat something like this. Although my mouth was watering and the childish part of me was begging for it. I said a firm no to that begging child within me, and chose the 2nd item on display, which was a summer salad. It included grilled chicken with lots of fruits and slivered almonds. It came with a honey vinaigrette dressing. It was great, but I will have to admit, I was still craving the pulled beef sandwich even as I was eating the salad. But I am glad I did not give in a get it. In a strange way it feels good to deprive myself. It makes me feel free. I so often will eat for pleasure or will choose the comfort food over the most healthy choice, and I am not doing that now. I like the feeling of knowing that I am not letting food control me, or my emotions of wants and desires to rule. Sometimes it is good to go without and deprive oneself from pleasures. We have so much here in America and I have so often just taken it for granted.
Well, it is mid afternoon and I am so hungry again. I am having some of my trail mix, but I have a feeling I am going to need to eat quite a bit of the spelt bread and english muffins to get in the adequate amount of carbs I need. Just on day two I am feeling so much hungrier than usual. I am going to google gluten free carbs and see if I can find other ways to get in the right amount of carbs without getting the gluten or sugar. Anyone have any suggestions?
Just found this and the recipe if anyone is interested. Looks yummy and super healthy! I am going to try it. I will give a review on it in a few days when I write again.
Simple Bread 2½ cups
blanched almond flour ½ teaspoon
celtic sea salt ½ teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs
1 tablespoon
agave nectar ½ teaspoon
apple cider vinegar
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt and baking soda
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, then add agave and vinegar
- Stir wet ingredients into dry
- Pour batter into a small (approx. 6 x 3 inch) well greased loaf pan
- Bake at 300 degrees for 45-55 minutes on bottom rack of oven; until a knife comes out clean
- Cool and serve
Makes 12 slices
This lower-carb, higher-protein, gluten-free bread is a cinch to make. It is especially tasty toasted with a smear of almond butter, my favorite raspberry jelly and a sprinkle of salt.
Day one, May 21st - I am aware today. I chose to walk off the path of habitual and emotional eating. I am taking authority over the type of eating that has become an addiction for me. My biggest addiction has been in the area of bread and sugar. Every morning for breakfast, after my workout, I will have some type of bread along with black tea, half and half and turbinado sugar. It will range from Swedish crepes to a bagel, an apple tart, or Ezekial bread with scrambled egg and cheese on top, to a sprouted grain English muffin topped with PB and jam. A lot of these bread items contain healthy sprouted grains or whole wheat, but they are still bread and contain flour. This is my addiction. This morning I began my cleanse with a 10 oz. Power shake. This consisted of 1% organic milk, a ½ cup of plain yogurt, three strawberries, half a banana, and a scoop of whey protein powder. It was great and I did not miss my bread or tea. But I did get hungry again just an hour later, so I decided on a bowl of cereal. I checked the ingreds. in my usual cereal called, ?Shredded Spoonfuls.? It contains wheat so I could not eat it. I then turned to the Oh’s cereal, which is just like plain cheerios. These are gluten free, so I had a small bowl with another half banana. This satisfied me until lunch. For lunch I will often have a quesadilla. This consists of two flour tortillas, a fourth of an avocado, cheddar cheese, tomato slices and slice or two of turkey sandwich meat. Well, no tortillas for me today. So, I had to think of something else. I needed to finish off the avocado in the fridge that I had started yesterday (in my quesadilla). I checked my whole grain crackers and they contain wheat, so my only option was to put it in a salad- duh! I had green leaf lettuce with avocado, tomato, grated carrot and cheddar cheese, and I sprinkled raw almonds on top since I cannot have croûtons. I used the garlic ranch dressing that was in the fridge, but not too much. Boy, was that a delicious salad, and much healthier than my normal quesadilla. Now it is a few hours after lunch and I am hungry for a snack. Maybe some apple slices with PB? A much better option than eating more bread. Today I am being aware and conscious, and it is such a free and peaceful feeling. I even feel lighter physically. I am not struggling today. I may tomorrow or the next day. I’m sure my cravings are just lurking around the corner and may come out raging in the next day or two, or maybe not. If I take authority over the cravings and do what is right for my body, then this may not be so hard after all. It may be one of the best gifts I can ever give myself.
I have also been thinking a lot of how so many people n the world are starving. I can eat whatever I want when I want. I have an abundance of food at my finger tips. I so often take it for granted and I know that is so wrong. I do not want to do that anymore.
Day 2, May 22nd- Yesterday afternoon I drove to Whole Foods to find some meals for the rest of the week. I had to pay close attention to ingredient labels. So many items have wheat or flour in them. Sugar too. I did find a trail mix that is only sweetened with raisins. That will make for a good snack. I found some Amy’s brand frozen meals that are gluten free. I have eaten this brand before and it is very good. One thing I was excited to find was spelt english muffins and walnut current spelt bread. Spelt is okay to eat and counts as gluten free. These two items will help with me getting enough carbs. I workout a lot so I need some carbs. Last night I ate organic Italian meatballs with mixed grilled veggeis and polenta. Tasty.
This morning I ran a 7 mile run in the foothills. My running buddy and I got rained on, but we toughed it out. When I got home I was famished. I made a tomato and avocado omelet. I had to finish the rest of the avocado from yesterday. I ate half the omelet along with a toasted spelt english muffin. It was light and fluffy. Not dense like the ones I usually eat. Later that morning, I took my girls to the local aquarium. By lunch time I was so hungry again. The girls wanted to eat with the fish, so we headed over to the Shark Reef Cafe after walking through the aquarium. There were two lunch specials on display. One was a pulled beef sandwich with grilled pineapple. It came on an egg bun, with a side of homemade chips. Oh, that looked so good, and there would have been nothing wrong with eating it under normal conditions, but I have made the commitment to do this cleanse and stick to it, so today it was not okay for me to eat something like this. Although my mouth was watering and the childish part of me was begging for it. I said a firm no to that begging child within me, and chose the 2nd item on display, which was a summer salad. It included grilled chicken with lots of fruits and slivered almonds. It came with a honey vinaigrette dressing. It was great, but I will have to admit, I was still craving the pulled beef sandwich even as I was eating the salad. But I am glad I did not give in a get it. In a strange way it feels good to deprive myself. It makes me feel free. I so often will eat for pleasure or will choose the comfort food over the most healthy choice, and I am not doing that now. I like the feeling of knowing that I am not letting food control me, or my emotions of wants and desires to rule. Sometimes it is good to go without and deprive oneself from pleasures. We have so much here in America and I have so often just taken it for granted.
Well, it is mid afternoon and I am so hungry again. I am having some of my trail mix, but I have a feeling I am going to need to eat quite a bit of the spelt bread and english muffins to get in the adequate amount of carbs I need. Just on day two I am feeling so much hungrier than usual. I am going to google gluten free carbs and see if I can find other ways to get in the right amount of carbs without getting the gluten or sugar. Anyone have any suggestions?
Just found this and the recipe if anyone is interested. Looks yummy and super healthy! I am going to try it. I will give a review on it in a few days when I write again.
2½ cups blanched almond flour
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs
1 tablespoon agave nectar
½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Makes 12 slices
This lower-carb, higher-protein, gluten-free bread is a cinch to make. It is especially tasty toasted with a smear of almond butter, my favorite raspberry jelly and a sprinkle of salt.