Lunch@ PD: chef salad (with eggs & grilled chicken & bacon), no dressing, almonds, 5 dried cranberries, 1/2 cup of mixed fresh fruit
After PD meal: crudités, paleo hummus, meatloaf w/paleo bbq sauce
Dinner: ribeye steak, zucchini casserole, eggplant. After fixing my plate, I found that I wasn't really hungry. So about half of the meal will wrapped and put back in the frig for tomorrows breakfast.
At lunch today, I resisted the brownie they served with our lunch. It looked good, but I held out. Unfortunately, my brain is still processing that the sweets, though bad for me and filled with corn and other inflammatory ingredients, still look & taste good. The lady at my table told me, "I just cut back on what I'm eating. So, I just take a small bite and let that be it." I explained that I couldn't have it. "I don't know what is in it." And to be honest, my clothes are fitting better than ever and I don't want to fail. Today, Sarah noticed that my shirt was hanging off of me a little bit. Those are the sweet moments! Sweet! I just feel good and better about myself. I'm smiling more. Although there are restrictions, I like this life. And I don't have to count calories or points.
This evening while making dinner, I realized that all of the prep work done on the weekend really helps with cooking my meals. While my protein cooks & rests, I roast a veggie and prep tomorrows lunch and snack. And the dishes????!!!! I won't have to run the dishwasher tonight.
Health food stores will have gluten-free desserts, and there is very tasty coconut ice cream that I think is better than regular ice cream. I can't remember the companies right now. I'll have to get back to you on that. We have had gluten-free brownies and cookies that we especially like. As you get more into how you define cheating, you decide if you want these things or not. We have to be VERY careful about buying this stuff and having it in the house because we'll go crazy. But once in a great while we'll splurge and get something like that. Super glad to hear that people are noticing and that you are happy. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI think for now, I need to stay away from the deserts outside of fruit. I am needing to break free of the addiction. I don't miss it at all when I'm home alone...its like the visual that triggers my brain. And to be honest, I wash very happy with that cobbler I made. Desert is not something I can have everyday.
ReplyDeleteoh, but I will take the names of the products you do eat...for future reference. Thanks for reading and your encouragement.
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous of your cobbler. We're going to try it out next week sometimes hopefully. The ice cream is Purely Decadent or So Delicious. I don't know the brand name of the brownies or cookies. We've only purchased them once for the same reason as you. Proud of how well you're doing.
ReplyDeletethank you! Maybe, buy one as a treat in a few weeks. the cobbler was dangerous b/c I'm going to take a serving out of the freezer and have after dinner tonight. The best idea: keep it out of the house.
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