Second day of the detox/cleanse is not so bad. If you can handle temptation and cravings. Its everywhere. Today I faced a big temptation. We took the girls to the movies. You know how it is, you go out before the movie and buy all your snacks and bring your own soda just so you won't spend a fortune. Then the second you hit the parking lot a wave of delicious smell comes toward you. POPCORN! Almost nothing is better than movie popcorn. I don't add much butter, or salt. SOOO GOOD! Today was different, I brought my own snack, cut up cantelope, and water. The girls brought theirs. I suffered through the entire movie smelling and hearing the crunch of that delicious popcorn. But..I did it. I didn't cave into the temptation. It would have been very easy to just walk up and buy a bag, even a small bag. But I didn't. Okay so it wasn't that bad. I am a bit dramatic. It wasn't as bad as cooking pasta for my girls or making snacks for them througout the day. Being faced with the every day.
I keep telling me that its just this week. When the cleanse is over, I will be faced with other temptations, BUT, I will learn how to eat so thoes things that I want so bad I can eat in a different way. Maybe I will bring my own fresh popped popcorn to the movies.
I must say I was hungry today. But not because I was depriving myself of anything. I think it was because I was eating. I told you in my first post that I never eat breakfast. But now when I do, I am hungrier throughout the day. I have to get over this feeling of fear of eating. And think of eating as something good, not bad. This journey will help me.
Dinner tonight was absolutly delicious! I grated Zuchinni and Cauliflower and put it in a frying pan (dry) mashed it all together. Cooked it until it was warm, not mushy, but lightly brown. Almost like a potato pancake. Then I put a bit of tomato sauce on it. SOO good!
Thank you again for all your support!
Much Love,
Michele
Michelle, you dont know me but I am a friend of Tammy and Paula's and wanted to follow your blog. Hope that is ok, looks fantastic so far and I think you have the right mind set...one day at a time.
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Michelle, I'm so proud of you! I was worried about the movie popcorn! LOL But like you said, this Detox week is just that...one week. And you will get through it one day at a time, one moment at a time, one temptation at a time. I promise you that you won't have such a hard time with cravings after this week. We crave foods that spike our blood sugar (like popcorn) because they give us a quick energy boost and then we crash and the cravings start all over again. But if we learn to keep our blood sugar stable, we won't have such unhealthy cravings. This is all a learning process and I'm here for you! I believe in you! P.S. I see my friend, Janice, commented above. She's been coaching Transitions for a long time and has had great results with her students! I just want you to know that you have a whole team of people behind you, rooting for you!
ReplyDeleteThe worst is almost behind you. My favorite thing about the detox is that it jump starts your weight loss and you feel so much better when its over. I truly believe it makes the rest of the program so easy. Just keep telling yourself you can do anything for 7 days!
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