Remember that time that I said I wouldn't be eating any "last meals" before starting to eat healthy?!? Remember? I do, but I must admit that I've been doing a little of that this week...okay, okay I've been doing that a lot. You see, I will be losing a very dear and close friend this Friday, and I needed to say farewell....to sugar / carbohydrates some would even call it the cocaine of the food industry...whatever its name, I will not be hanging out with it much in the future. And, so, we have been doing a lot of partying these past few days, and I must say that I feel LOUSY!! Not a shocker, but I feel crappy...low level headache, sick to my stomach, tired, brain fog...just plain blah! I mean who wouldn't feel terrible after eating a bagel for breakfast, 2 slices of cheese pizza for lunch and ramen noodles for dinner? No lie...I did it! And I feel gross! This attempt at getting in as much carbs as I can in the last few days is really making me HATE carbs.
I also said, that one time, that I wouldn't be giving up entire food groups in my quest for becoming healthier. Am I just full or crap? Can I even be trusted with what I say? But here is what I realized...I cannot be in control when I continue to eat sugar. Since January, I can honestly say that I have not made much progress in eating healthier...and I blame carbs...not me, the carbs!! Yes, I am being a bit silly, but for someone who is a carbohydrate addict and has severe cravings that seem out of control, omitting carbohydrates is the best answer. I attempted to omit carbs from only one meal per day, but I was not successful so this is the next step. My goal is 20 g of carbohydrate per day. That would leave 5 per meal with one snack at 5 g, also. I do have a partner in this...my mom! So wish us luck.
Good luck to you and your Momma! I have been clearing the corn out of my life. And while I am feeling much better, it makes for sad days. I need to write a farewell letter to my tortilla chips.
ReplyDeleteThanks Liz! I had a patient clear corn out of her diet and it helped a ton...with pain, fatigue, brain fog. I'd love to read the letter you write :)
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that someone dropped corn. Meat-eaters are pretty much made of corn now. I watched a documentary on how corn is produced to feed the live stock that ends up on our dinner tables and is put into almost everything else we eat. It really is the number 1 filler vegetable. If I can find the name of the documentary, I'll post it, it was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteReenz - that movie was King Corn. I watched it, too. Liz may also be eating grass-fed meat. There are definite ways of avoiding corn, but you have to read labels and buy grass-fed meat. I highly recommend it as corn is very inflammatory.
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