Confession...week 3 has been a hard one. I nearly broke my "diet" a number of times and even though I didn't, I did discover vegan, wheat free, gluten free junk food!
I have had a bit of a stressful week, I won't go in to too much detail but with husband away things have been a bit emotional. If this week has helped me understand one thing it is how my hunger is soooooo very connected to my emotions. This is when the cravings started all I wanted was pizza, ice cream, nachos, cheese and so much more.
"No!" I told myself you need to stay focused and keep the bloating and headaches at bay. So I went on an internet hunt for sweet stuff I could eat and discovered vegan chocolate pudding and "cookie dough" made with chickpeas. I was able to eat junk style food with out breaking rank. Now I am still not pleased with myself I ate off my planned menu, ate too little one day (humous and rice crackers does not a meal make) and then too much next (the cookie dough was yummy, ok?).
My message is this, no I didn't eat my avoid foods but I still wasn't nourishing myself well. And part of this process is feeling better by truly caring for myself not abusing my body (no matter how yummiful).
I didn't even exercise all week! Stupid emotions and making me feel all stressed and lazy.
Some times you too will have weeks like this where all you want is to gorge yourself or barely eat and eat bad but just remember it won't make you feel any better. Especially if you have felt so amazing the weeks before.
The most important thing to remember if you have a bad day or a week of cravings is not to give in you will feel so proud when you reward your body with amazing foods that are good for you and not skipping meals or over eating instead feeling comfortable in your skin.
When I did eat this week I felt it had to be quick and simple here was two of my favourite dishes (actually two of the most nourishing dishes I ate!)
This was a quinoa colour bowl. It was delicious, there was fresh fruits, seeds, quinoa, frozen berries and honey. It was sweet and kept me full through till lunch and I felt very energetic and happy after eating this.
This was I a dinner in allmost didn't have, but am I glad I did? Heck yes! It was very simply broccoli, cauliflower, water salt and pepper. A lovely rich and thick soup full of iron and green goodness. It tasted like there was cream in and it was incredibly quick, cheap and simple.
So that wa this week. It was a hard week, full of temptation but by staying away from those pesky avoid foods I still felt good even when I was emotionally tired and needing a hug.
Thanks for reading as always it means a lot. Please comment share, tweet, Facebook, pin etc. Next week/this week I will be doing a budget clean eating/vegan week because it is the week before pay day in loves food household. Speak soon xx
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