Roz Griffiths Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Fell off the wagon & into a batch of homemade cacao macadamia nut butter fudge today. And homemade carrot cake. And some Tesco's gf cookies. Sigh I don't do things by halves. I did a Whole30 back in January, successfully, although i did snack quite a lot, mainly on nuts & parma ham. Did another Whole30 in June, which was going swimmingly until about day 27 when i had a probably-non-compliant sausage when out for a meal, & felt a bit rough afterwards. I decided to add more days on, as the prospect of a "restart" would have given my brain permission for some "days off" So, i've been carrying on nicely, until the last couple of days when i've been really hankering after a biscuit! I must admit i'm pretty disappointed that i can STILL get huge cravings after basically 40-odd days of clean eating, plus naturally i'm disappointed in myself for actually caving in, although i did enjoy the baking part (!). Maybe i should open a cake shop & bake for other people So here we are. As of now (nearly 5pm), i'm back to a Whole30 way of eating. I know it makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 at least you had your biscuit don't beat yourself up - like you said, you've had practically 40 days of clean eating besides the meal out that may or may not have been compliant! I know exactly what you mean about enjoying baking. I used to do a lot of baking - there was a time i'd eat most of it myself. then I managed to only have a bit then begrudgingly give the rest away as "I didn't want it". I did really want it. then I got to a point where I baked for the pleasure of baking and gave it away happily now I can't bring myself to bake a lot of that stuff any more as I usually don't want it, and know other people don't need it! I make "better" things now, but a lot less frequently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 At least i've been turned off biscuits, more like :-P Went to bed feeling like i had a brick travelling through my guts & couldn't sleep - tired & wired - then when i did drift off it was poor quality. None of that whole30-anaesthaesia style sleep! I'm so tired & not a little depressed... That'll teach me, eh? Hitting the fermented veggies & bone broth today & being NICE to myself! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 well - turned off as well. but after saying you've been wanting one for a couple of days, it's probably a good thing that you had some and realised you didn't like them (or how they made you feel) that much! it'll make saying no so much easier next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Very true. Although it took several goes before hangovers stopped me from drinking! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Roz, you're doing exactly the right thing being nice to yourself. Seriously look at all you've accomplished and all you've learned, you're doing great. I personally believe that, in the grand scheme of things, falling off the wagon is not the be-all and end-all. It's what we do afterwards that really counts. Do we say stuff it and use it as an excuse to dive head first into a veritable swimming pool of non-compliant so-called food or, like you do we crack out the fermented veggies and bone broth and really nourish ourselves. Well done and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnymama Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Roz- So glad to read you're dusting off and getting back. You know I'm in the same boat this week-- great minds think alike, hehehe? Just kidding,..sort of. Keep on keeping on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Aw, thanks everyone My day of being good to myself didn't go exactly to plan however, despite a tasty compliant breakfast & an equally yummy lunch, i decided to accompany my post-lunch healing mug of chicken broth with a piece of carrot cake. Which led to another. And another. Then a nap. Then some chocolate. Grr BUT tomorrow is another day, i've done what i should have done yesterday which is throw the remainder of the carrot cake into the bin, i've got some Moroccan lamb stew & cauliflower rice for my dinner & i'll probably go to bed with the last bit of bone juice I've pulled myself out of this before & i can do it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 *punches the air* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnymama Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I feel your pain-- since I cupcake-ed the other day I have been thinking about sweets non stop. And yes if at home I would have had some probably. Amazing how quickly the sugar demon comes roaring back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Never let your guard down!! I think my sugar dragon is a bit like Burt Kwok in the Pink Panther films, just hiding in the wardrobe waiting to attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 MUCH better day today!! I slept well & have eaten well all day - Breakfast - meatloaf, spring greens & yellow pepper, bbq sauce & sauerkraut Lunch - lamb mince, yellow pepper, courgette noodles, pineapple, coconut milk, Thai green paste & cashews Dinner - spiced pork, cumin roast butternut squash & kale Spent the morning cooking rogan josh & a lamb stew for later in the week, the afternoon in the park with the kids & I'm off to hang from the rings/hit stuff with a sledgehammer aka bootcamp this evening. Raring to go!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Bootcamp done & dusted. I hesitate to say it's getting easier, but it's getting easier :-D Post-workout snack - a small sweet potato mashed up with a hb egg with pepper & seaweed salt. Yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 A good day today, with scattered tiger blood I slept pretty well, which is always a bonus! Breakfast - lamb mince, spicy roasted squash & coconut milk, with some sauerkraut Lunch - lamb stew, samphire & sweet potato noodles, with gingered carrots. A few cherries after Snack - stick of celery with macadamia nut butter Dinner - larb gai with Thai cucumber salad & spiced sweet potatoes. Seriously topped up the vitamin D levels spending the afternoon in the park with a friend, watching our kids ride their bikes & shout at a horse. Watching exercise counts too doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Feeling as rough as a badger's arse at the moment... Breakfast - last night's leftovers - larb gai, thai cucumber salad & sweet potatoes Lunch (at the in-laws) - assorted salad leaves, a biggish piece of salmon, few small bits of cold chicken breast & a slice of ham. Three chunks of watermelon after. Felt fine at the time, but as the afternoon's worn on i've been feeling queasier & queasier I'm thinking possibly the salmon, as it had what i thought was herbs on it, but was probably herb butter, which knowing my MIL would have been herb - i-can't-believe-it's-not-butter-extra-low-fat-grease-in-a-tub. Or maybe there was something on the chicken. Or it could just be a crash from the watermelon. But i feel greased, & my innards feel like a washing machine. Grrr Dinner (at home, & i WILL make it & eat it anyway, because it'll probably make me feel better!) - chicken with onions & bacon, probably with roasted kohlrabi & carrots (might chuck a date or two in there too) & some kale or spring greens. And a big pile of something fermented! Speaking of fermenting stuff, if anyone out there's thinking of having a go at making the Latin-American sauerkraut from "Nourishing Traditions" using homemade pineapple vinegar - when it says "leave at least an inch of space in the top of the jar", it really means it. My kitchen is hissing (and smells faintly of pineapples) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 Feeling 100% better after my dinner *\o/* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Never let your guard down!! I think my sugar dragon is a bit like Burt Kwok in the Pink Panther films, just hiding in the wardrobe waiting to attack I really need to just listen to myself sometimes! *facepalm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 So, today started well then went downhill. Woke feeling well rested & pretty awesome - Breakfast - beef mince, leftover candied kohlrabi & carrots, sauerkraut Lunch - sweet potato, a chicken thigh, crispy bacon & sauerkraut ^ hmm, looking back i'm thinking that having starchy veg + dates with breakfast, followed by a big ol' starchy sweet potato at lunch was possibly a factor in what happened next... Snack - not because i was particularly hungry, but because it looked nice - a big piece of homemade (not by me) chocolate brownie. I took the kids to soft play, & they have homemade cakes on the counter, staring you down as you order a cup of camomile tea. Obviously i then went back for a second cup of tea & another giant brownie. And then had to stop on the way home to buy a big bar of fruit & nut chocolate Bleurgh. Dinner (on its way) - rogan josh & cauliflower rice, might throw on some gingered carrots too. Tomorrow Is Another Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth! Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 oh Roz....keep trying. You have a big bad sugar dragon to slay....you will get him soon..I just know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnymama Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Yes, agree with Elizabeth. Don't give up! I too went off again over the weekend, will post later after work. Paying for it in brain fog today :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 I've been very guilty of feeding a grumpy tummy. Every time my stomach feels a bit off, i presume hunger. Probably today i was still feeling a bit off after yesterday & "assumed" a big lump of cake was the solution. I will type this out 100 times* if i have to, just so i don't make the same mistake tomorrow!! *but not on here, cos that would be very dull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Reasonable day today :-) Breakfast - mince, spicy squash & kale, sauerkraut Lunch - 2 chicken thighs, sweet potato, samphire, spring greens, crispy bacon & sauerkraut. Handful of cherries (the addition of an extra chicken thigh & some greenery made this infinitely more satiating than yesterday!) Dinner - salmon burger, spring greens & romanesco cauliflower Felt a bit grumpy & tired after lunch, but went to the park with the nippers which was nice. Napped for a good half hour when we got home though (!) & felt a bit out of sorts. Couldn't think straight at all as i was making dinner, probably residual brain fog from those br**nies yesterday... Off out now to punch stuff at kickboxing :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Cracking kickboxing session tonight! Enjoyed a post workout snack of a sweet potato mashed up with a hard boiled egg & some seaweed salt. Hoping for a good night's sleep now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnymama Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Way to get back on track, Roz. Work it, girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 I've been very guilty of feeding a grumpy tummy. Every time my stomach feels a bit off, i presume hunger. Probably today i was still feeling a bit off after yesterday & "assumed" a big lump of cake was the solution. I will type this out 100 times* if i have to, just so i don't make the same mistake tomorrow!! D'oh!! Funny, cos i spent quite some time to-ing & fro-ing in the kitchen, looking at my embarassingly large extensive selection of Paleo cookbooks, & perusing the treats sections. Each time i'd find something that i had all the ingredients for, visualise making it & feel a bit nauseous. Winning, i thought. Obviously then i let my guard down & made a Paleo chocolate brownie-in-a-mug. Sigh. At least it was "paleo". And it was worth it, i think. Certainly a lot more "worth it" than those horrible Tesco "Free From" puddings (free from dairy, gluten, wheat & taste!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.