Friday, January 31, 2014

Unchartered Waters

I finished the 21 Day Sugar Detox on January 27th. It was surprisingly easy. The hardest part for me was drinking my coffee with nothing sweet in it only cream. I survived. I lost a total of 10 lbs, my skin is clear, I feel great, my peri-menapause symptoms have disappeared.

What I learned:

1. Food/eating for me is mental not physical.

2. I ate out of boredom, anger, irritability, frustration, tiredness, etc. Not out of hunger. Basically I used food to medicate. I fought that truth for a very long time.

3. My body doesn't need sugar, white or whole wheat flour.

4. I can cook and get creative.

5. I don't like sitting still. I found that instead of sitting still I ate.

6. The hardest time for me was at night when I used to veg out in front of the TV. It was hard not to eat after I got the kids in bed and I was chilling on the couch. It was very hard. I drank a lot of water and chewed a lot of gum.

I'm sure I learned more but that's the gist of it. I've stayed on the plan because I like the way I feel and I'm actually scared to eat sugar/carbs. I know myself and one bite just might set the ball rolling again. So, for now I'm taking it one day one meal at a time. So far so good.

I don't know if I'll ever reach a point where I don't struggle with food. And I don't have to know. What I do know is that just for today I'm not struggling.




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