We have crowded out cookies, cake, candy and ice cream for the most part in our house. [A friend gave Punchy baggies full of Hershey's Kisses and I told Punch to put them where I won't find them.] But sugar and carb traps sneak in through the cracks and after a good day involving kale salad, brown rice, fresh apricots, cottage cheese and brown rice cakes, big mistakes were made by this writer. Here, the trail of crumbs:
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal. Could it be any sweeter?We have one box and it seemed much jazzier/sexier than my Plain Jane Cheerios. I succumbed to 2 bowls w whole milk.
- Bagels. Have avoided them for 2 weeks but bought two, one for each daughter, because they like them toasted for breakfast. I ate a little piece, then another and another and why not with butter, too--which I have not touched for two weeks--until a full bagel had vanished.
- Sugar-free hard candy. Doesn't work for me; makes me crave sugar.
- McDonald's. Junk food trigger! No surprise there. We have our golden-hearted sitter on Mondays and Tuesdays. Every now and then, as on a rainy day like today, she takes Punchy to McDonald's. Petite Punch never finishes anything, so she returned with a barely sipped chocolate milkshake; a half eaten cheeseburger; some fries; and two chocolate chip cookies. I resisted [mostly] until 9 p.m. when I sipped some shake and told her if she wanted it, she better have it, because I had to throw it out. She had a few sips and then it went down the drain.
- Brown rice. Even healthy brown rice can lead me down the garden path. It's part of the food plan once or twice a week, a half-cup serving. But I had it under chili last night, under chili and ground beef at lunch and under chicken at dinner. Way over. Too liberal.
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It's hard to go without, isn't it? Most of the time, are you feeling better?
ReplyDeleteI had my own incident with Cinnamon Toast Crunch last week, a couple of bowls dry eaten with my fingers. I ate each piece individually, sucking the sugar off each piece, but even not gobbling I went back for a second bowl. This is addictive behavior.
Crowding out the bad stuff with the good stuff does sound like a winning strategy to me, over the long term. Keep at it!
Hi Nan!Yes, most of the time I am feeling better. Less sluggish, more energetic and can-do. Today, I walked 4 big laps at the park [about 2 miles total, I think]. Once a week, Punch and I have a Starbucks date before school and I have been LOVING the oatmeal w fresh blueberries. It is so good there; I don't miss the frappuccinos etc. though I pretty much steered clear of them anyway. I appreciate your support. I am doing my best to crowd out the bad stuff, and Dan is joining me, so that helps. Love Alice
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