Every time I think I am doing well I start to relax my grip on eating and I gain back 10 pounds in a matter of a week. I slowly start to eat more, get busy and skip a meal or two, or eat things I shouldn't. I don't want to feel like I am depriving myself of anything, but yet I overdo it most of the time, in the back of my mind a little voice is screaming "put down the fork and back away from the plate" as I go for a second helping of something I found partially delish when I am already full from putting to much on my plate to begin with. I don't listen to it.
I am a compulsive eater. I'm like a deal shopper who bought something just because it was on sale whether I actually needed it or not. The 8 pieces of chocolate I ate already today and the half bag of honey roasted peanuts will confirm. Why did I eat them, I certainly didn't need them and I had a modest breakfast so I was exactly hungry either. I ate them because frankly they taste good, especially the chocolates. I have a severe sweet tooth and add that to the need to snack on something crunchy the peanuts got added to the mix.
Even now as I sit and type this my stomach is screaming at me for even considering another trip to the break room for the dreaded but surprisingly wanted chocolate confections and for even thinking about lunch, which my break happens to be in 20 minutes. This conflict of emotions between my body, brain and stomach lead me to a web search on juice diets.
What lead me to juice diets or juice fasting is the craving for something sweet. I love apples, oranges and the such but seldom eat them for one reason or another....more likely because I just don't want to eat them plain or go through the trouble of peeling them. I also like to have something to drink all the time but I get bored easily with water and well I shouldn't be drinking coffee all day. So I found an interesting article by one Jason Vale, "the juice master". It outlined a 7 day juice fast that consists of drinking up to 5 juices a day. I was intrigued by it because it included cold juices made from fruits and vegetables as well as hot teas. There are a few ingredients that may be difficult to procure like wheat grass and spirulina as the closest health food place is 2 cities away and usually closed by time I consider making the trip into town. I would also need to find a cheap juicer.
I'm not sure what my husband will think of this diet or if I can even handle it as I will still need to fix normal meals for him and my son. Snacking will still be an issue but I recall something the author wrote and that is that I am making this decision on my own accord, no one is forcing me to choose this method over another so it is up to me to stick to it. Those are good words of wisdom. Since the grocery list is vast as I don't have most of the ingredients on hand my goal for starting this diet is Monday the 7th. Wish me luck. It is my hope that this will help jump start a change in my lifestyle and decrease my sugary cravings. My willpower is out there somewhere.
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