
I don’t know about anyone else, but when it comes to eating badly — ya gotta do it “right” or don’t do it all. Another way of putting it would be: win, or go home. I can admit, because I am sure I am not alone in this, that when it comes to overeating — it only happens when the food in question is not good for me. I will gorge on cookies, gorge on cheesecake, gorge on nachos…but not mashed cauliflower. And for those of you that don’t already know — mashed cauliflower is amazing.
So why not the guilty addiction to foods that are good for us? For an emotional eater like myself…it could be anywhere from the comfort I find in eating food to the proven addictive-like behaviors that come from eating such foods, namely sugar. Regardless of the reason, after just two days of cutting out sugar I feel an honest appetite coming back.
I know when I am eating a good deal of junk my priorities get all out of whack. I start finding myself eating just because…because it fulfills something…I can’t even put a finger on it. At the same time, I’m never truly hungry. I feel bloated and my stomach hurts constantly…but I eat because it fills some weird void that I get from eating badly in the first place. I have come a very LONG way from those kinds of feelings. And for me, the key is eating well. As long as I’m following a clean lifestyle those addictive tendencies don’t sneak back in. So, not only are there emotional ties for me — but it’s obvious that eating clean/whole foods helps this process along within your body. Quitting sugar altogether is just an added bonus. My mood has been positive throughout the day, and as I mentioned before…I’m actually hungry!!
I mentioned in my previous post that I had been going without breakfast. Not this morning. I woke up starving instead of guilty. Quite a nice feeling. Breakfast @ 5 am was three strips of bacon and a fried egg with hot sauce.
Lunch came around — and not soon enough! I was so hungry. At 1 pm I was fully prepared with leftovers from dinner — pollo con salsa roja.
I actually had energy to make dinner, folks! I feel normal again, and I love it. I made the chorizo meatballs from Practical Paleo along with some mashed cauliflower. I actually felt hungry enough that I could have gone to town on that mashed cauliflower…but I’m sure Jason will want some when he gets home. I couldn’t eat it fast enough and it was fantastic.
Well, that wraps up day 2 and I’m as pleasant as ever.
I did have a few instances where I craved some dark chocolate today — I quickly thought of something else — now I’m here, and day two is in the bag. No sweat. 🙂
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