Day 3 - No Sweets

breakfast: granola

snack: ollalliberries

lunch: baked chickpeas, tofu ball, sauerkraut

dinner: kale with soy sauce and ginger, buffalo mozzarella

workout: callanetics warm-up, 30 minute walk

I could really feel the waist stretch working deeply today. I think it's what's really been pulling in my obliques. It makes my back feel so good whenever I do it. It's like any kinks just disappear and everything's put back in alignment.

I did fine without sweets until dinner and then, again, all I could think about was brownies. I rarely eat brownies so I'm not sure why they're the food obsession of choice since cutting out sweets.

Day 2 - No Sweet Challenge

breakfast: granola

snack: bread and cheese

lunch: baked chickpeas, rice with spinach and yogurt

snack: strawberries

dinner: potato and tomato bake, salad, peas, chinese herbal tofu

workout: callanetics 10/10, 30-minute walk

I wanted brownies all day today. It's so frustrating - I have everything I need to make them, it wouldn't take very long, and I can imagine what they taste and feel like. I wish imagining their taste was sufficient to satisfy my cravings - you know, make my mind think I had actually ate one. But, no. Just sitting here writing about them is making it worse.

No Sweets - Day 1

breakfast: toast, raw milk

lunch: sauerkraut, herbal tofu, rice ball, strawberries

dinner: baked chickpeas, sauerkraut, rice with yogurt and spinach

It was so hard to avoid sweets today. They're such a psychological crutch, as well as a physical addiction. I just feel better when I eat them. I hope it'll get easier over time.

The No-Sweet Challenge

I have a problem. I view sweets (desserts, chocolate, etc.) as something to have whenever I want it, not an occassional treat. I love sweets. I really do. It's one of my favorite foods. But I think I need to change that to reach my goal It takes 30 days to change a habit, so I'm going to challenge myself to no sweets for 30 days. Hopefully that will be long enough. Hopefully I can do it. It's kind of scary actually, to think of giving up sweets at all, even though I'm not getting rid of them forever, just changing my relationship to them. I guess they really are my comfort food.

June 14

breakfast: gordita, quesadilla, raspberry juice

lunch: hummus, salad

dinner: boiled potato, herbal tofu, steamed broccoli with tahini sauce, zucchini and tomato

June 13

breakfast: fruit

snack: raw milk

lunch: hummus, salad, chocolate-banana shake

dinner: tofu and vegetable sandwich

June 11

breakfast: banana

lunch: black-eye peas with tomato sauce, cauliflower, garlic and basil naan, doogh

dinner: raw milk

workout: callanetics 10/10

I really wasn't hungry today. I'm sure that's pretty obvious. To me, it's interesting how the body works - some days you're ravenous, and other days nothing is really appealing. The body does know how to regulate itself. It seems like I'm always far hungrier in the mornings than in the evenings. I can eat every 2 hours in the mornings and then barely anything from the afternoon on. My portions are always so tiny at dinner and it's extremely unusual for me to eat anything afterwards.