09:30 - 20:00: No Sugar. Feel good, have more energy, make less lists.
Around 15:00 had a sudden obsession with Balisto candy bar, recognised the need for
sugar, ate an apple. Worked perfectly!
20:00: ... Balisto lost his life.
So what happened?
- Had an absolutely non-fulfulling meal for dinner (white macaroni, tomato cubes and sauce - always a sure way to make me feel miserable). Fear rised, had some yoghurt, which didn't completely solve the problem.
- I reach for sugar when I'm scared, sad, frustrated, in other words: in need of comfort. Felt dissatisfied, frustrated and scared after dinner - enter Balisto.
- Could hold it off for a while, then started to feel sorry for myself, and caved.
I know what happened, and I know it takes practice to become better at resisting temptation.
What I need is a way to take care of myself, make myself feel better without creating future problems.
Either I teach myself to get the same feeling of love from other things,
or I let myself feel uncomfortable, thus forcing my brain to find a new source of love and comfort.
... or I cut myself some slack and let myself do this a little less the cold turkey way.
I do notice my mind is not focusing on this week only - I am looking for a way to change the way I eat
forever. In which case, a slower approach might be much more effective.
I'm not reporting the Balisto to my Facebook contacts. Yet.
I am going to continue resisting the urge and finding alternatives for the cravings I have (finding out what my body and mind really need), but if resisting turns into torture, I'm letting myself have the thing I want. But I'll enjoy it much more, and eat (or enjoy) it slowly, and be glad to.
To make this easier: I have to get a decent dinner
every day to get the nutrients in my body I need to build up what I ruined and to help my body cope with the changes.
Gonna think some more about how I want to guarantee this.
Will keep you posted.
K.