New Start

Breakfast
Apple
Oatmeal with psyllium and agave nectar and cinnamon.
750 ml of water.
Cup of coffee with little cream and pumpkin seasoning.



Lunch
Craving Killer Juice-celery, asparagus, leek, tomato. Orange and a teaspoon psyllium.
Stir-fry-parsnip, green pepper, bokchoy, tofu and teriyaki sauce.


1 tall and skinny hazelnut latte at Starbucks. I was assured it was sugar free.


Dinner
Pork roast sandwich with green peas.
750 ml of water


Clean Sweep juice

Lemon, apple. beet, celery stalk and bokchoy stalk. The recipe called for cucumber but I forgot to get one so tosses in the bokchoy instead. It also called for only half a lemon and I put in a full...whoops no wounded it was so sour. I know for next time.

375 ml of water

New Year, New Intentions

Okay so it has been over a month since I have been here and for that time I have been binging on sugar. However I will be taking a new route to this, instead of focusing on my failures I will be focusing on my successes. Showing myself kindness and appreciating what I do. This is a better way to handle challenges which results in people having greater success. Starting tomorrow I am once again cutting refined sugar from my diet but I will also be adding in yoga and meditation which should help me succeed. I set my intentions to do yoga and meditation daily for the next 21 days, this will hopefully make a significant impact and last longer. Also I intend to remove refined sugar. For Christmas I got a juicer so that will hopefully help in the process. For example today I made the craving killer, 4 asparagus, 1 leek (white part only), 1 tomato, 1 celery stalk and 1 orange.


So wish me luck.

Think I Have Found the Wagon Again.

Okay so I disappeared for awhile, my computer crashed and then thing after thing happened.  In that time I was able to maintain my sugar free lifestyle for a bit, then I fell off the wagon.  Actually I lost the wagon.  This reminds me of a passage from "Sugar Blues," by William Dufty, "...The difference between sugar addiction and narcotic addiction is largely one of degree.  Small quantities of narcotics can change body-brain behaviour quickly.  Sugar takes a little longer..."  It struck me because when I started on the sugar again every seemed fine, normal really.  I continued my day, telling myself it was just a slip and I would get past it.  My day continued and late that night as I was going to bed I had developed hives all over my feet and hands.  Although I knew it was the sugar, I remained in denial and continued.  The first day began with a carrot muffin and some zucchini loaf.  Small, nothing majour but it lead to the hives, a sleepless night and a full on binge.  Next came doughnuts, then triple chocolate doughnuts, then a full on binge of doughnuts.  It was as though I couldn't stop.  I didn't eat them all at once but one in the morning, another in the afternoon, another at night.  Disgusting really and the hives continued.  I have literally ripped holes in my feet scratching.

So as we stand now, I am looking for the wagon to get back on.  While I was off sugar people kept telling me that I looked good, lost weight and that my complexion was looking good.  I'm lucky I don't think I gained weight when I feel off the wagon.  So I'm back at it, today was day one and so far so good.

What I've Eaten:  This is breakfast and lunch, it's not time for dinner at the time of post.
3 pears
2 apples
2 clementines
beef stew with turnip, parsnip, potato, carrots and of course beef.

Why do I do the things I do?

I was doing very well staying away from the sugar from my last post until Halloween!  Urg, Halloween caused a binge.  Could have made it through too as I didn't buy any candy for myself as in previous years but at the end of the night my superintendent gave me to left over baggies of candy, I should have said no.  I don't know why I didn't say no.  So the binge began as apparently I have no will power when it comes to this stuff. 

Now it's time to leave it in the past and start new.  It's November so the pumpkin spice muffins should be out of the stores any day now, I hope.  My friend Natalie told me about "Fresh" a place I can buy sugar free and gluten free goodies.  Which I will be trying for sure.  So I start fresh Nov 2nd as the rest is history.

Yesterday Nov 1st.
1 medium coffee
1 pumpkin spice muffin
3 apples
1 pear
3 oz white turkey meat
half a potato
slice of cranberry loaf
Mom's home made chicken noodle soup
Then an apple blossom and ice cream.  Apparently I can't hang out with people eatting sugar eighter.  Funny thing is my Mom cooked it special for me.  Actually I know why she did and it was very sweet of her.

Holloween
Too embaressing to talk about.  I hang my head in shame.

October 30th
1 medium coffee
1 pumpkin spice muffin
toasted tomato sandwhich with miracle whip
turkey schnitzel
1 baked beat
roasted vegies (squash, sweet potato, broccoli).

Apples, Apples, Apples

Once again I have eaten a plethora of apples, so many I can't even keep track of.  Other then that I over indulged, two muffins one in the morning and one at night on my way out when I didn't have time to catch dinner first.

Other then the apples and muffins,

1 medium coffee with half a cream
chicken stir fry-spinach, bok choy, green peppers, yellow peppers, flax seed oil chicken and teriyaki sauce.
Turkey schnitzel
Baked beat

My friend Sherilyn of mine sent me a recipe for muffins I could eat any time I want.  Unfortunately I haven't had time to bake anything.  Does anyone know where I can buy healthy muffins, more specifically sugar free muffins.

Catching Up!

Well I would say I am doing pretty good.  The last time I wrote was Monday evening so here goes the next few days.

Tuesday
1 medium coffee
cheese tea bisquit
roasted veggies Carrots/sweet potato
apple
orange
3 table spoons hemp seeds
slice of lasanga
two slices whole wheat bread with honey.
One hot cocao
*Note no muffin*

Wednesday
1 medium coffee half cream
Four slices of whole wheat bread with honey-I seem to have a new addiction.
Turkey schitzel
Baked Beat
four apples
Veggie Quiche

Thursday
2 Apples
I broke and had the pumpkin spice muffin
Roasted veggies-sweet potato, squash, broccoli sprinkled with extra virgin olive oil, garlic and cinnamon.
For the rest of the day I wasn't really hungry, probably because stuff is bothering me and since I'm not drowning that in sugar I guess I really don't eat when stressed.  I was going to have a chicken breast but just didn't feel for it.
I think I will at least force down some spinach a little later.

Getting Better Minus Those Darn Muffins.

Well since I am back at it, I might as well go back to reporting what I consume.  I had a minor cheat today, you know those pumpkin spice muffins at Timmies?  They have a strong hold on me. 

1 Large Coffee with half cream (today was a large coffee kind of day)
Cheese tea bisquit with butter.
Half a Bananna
Veggie Burger on whole wheat bun and Onion rings...I know, I know but there is no sugar.
Turkey Schinitzel-turkey breaded in egg, bread crumbs with club house chicken seasoning.  Cook in safflower oil.
1 Baked beat
Carrots and sweet potato with extra virgin olive oil, garlic powder and club house chicken seasoning roasted.

As I mentioned before I have noticed a difference in my weight, I got into my skinny jeans, no fighting. <3  I notice it in my face, butt, legs and tummy.  Slowly noticing it in my arms.

Tomorrow I vow no muffin, I pack a solid and healthy lunch and have healthy breakfast options at the office.