Today was a day of intense cravings. Not just my body with physical cravings for sweets, but quite a mental game. I would catch myself thinking about chocolate and would consciously put the thought out of my mind and think on something else. And within 5 or 10 minutes I would again catch myself thinking about some other sugary food. This went on for most of the morning. It was very distracting.
We went out for pizza last night and all I could think about on the way to the restaurant was about how great a root beer would taste with dinner. I don’t even drink pop. My caffeine of choice is unsweetened tea. But as I am removing my favorite sugary indulgences from my diet, I am finding myself craving odd new things.
My husband opened a coke while I was sitting close by and I could smell it. I immediately started lusting after of swig of it. And when I stopped this morning at the local convenience store to get my morning glass of iced tea, I happened to walk by the donut counter on my way to the check out and the smell of donuts hit my nose and immediately caught my full attention. I wasn’t even thinking about donuts before that.
What a powerful draw sugar has.
What’s different after just a few days of no sugar in my diet?
That awful bloated feeling is gone. My pants are still tight because I need to loose some weight, but I don’t feel that distended feeling I normally feel.
My mind is clearer. It will be interesting to see if my memory improves. I find myself grasping for words in the middle of sentences a lot.
I’m considering more food groups already in my daily choices. Example: “ Can’t have the cookie, maybe a carrot or a handful of nuts will satisfy me.” I ate twice as many fruits and vegetables today as I normally do. And not on purpose. I just needed something to eat since I couldn’t have a candybar.
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