Mitsue Ferguson Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Read "It Starts With Food" ( boy does it ever!) and thought someone had been watching me. I am a total carb / junk food addict. I am never hungry in the morning. In fact, I can go all day long without eating. But once I start, Katy bar the door! I have been known to buy 2 (or 3) packages of cookies so I could put one in the cabinet for the family to use and hide the other one for personal use. Guess which one disappeared first? Potato chips, chocolate chips, oreos and ice cream. I have eaten these all in the same sitting. Knowing full well I would not be able to sleep afterward due to indigestion and reflux. But I COULD NOT STOP!!!! I would eat to the point of discomfort and right on through to pain. Still COULD NOT STOP!!!!!!! It is time to stop. My sleep habits - atrocious. I would stay up until midnight, because I had to wait until hubby went to bed to start the feeding frenzy. Then I had to stay semi-upright to prevent reflux. Then I was up at 1:30 for 30-40 minutes, then again at 3:30 for another 30-40 minutes, and finally I would just stay up at 5:30. Like I said before, I was not hungry in the morning and usually skipped breakfast, worked through lunch and I had recently developed the habit of stopping at Chik Fila for an Ice Dream cone on the way home. So it would begin. After dinner, I would feel obtunded. Absolutely no energy. Of course, I needed a little sugar to pick me up. Then a little more. I started my Whole30 on August 12th and have done fairly well. It hasn't been totally painless, but it is a different type of pain and I feel like I am in control. I have been able to stop eating after dinner. I have felt hungry at times, but really it's not as bad as feeling like I am going to split at the seams! Since I didn't start this log earlier, I will start with today's food log: Breakfast: Onions, bell peppers, carrots sautéed in clarified butter, stirred in 4 oz sliced rib eye steak, topped with poached egg. Yummy! Rooibos tea Lunch: Sauteed summer squash, asparagus, onion, snap peas. Grilled chicken breast, and raw cauliflower for crunch.Water. Coffee at 3pm Dinner: Slow cooker pork roast, green beans, apples sautéed in clarified butter with chopped pecans. water. It is now 10:40 pm. I think I should have eaten more veggies and less apples for dinner, because I am very hungry right now. But I will dutifully drink my water and go to bed soon. Energy level was better today until 3pm that's why I had the coffee. So, as I put Day 5 (and myself) to bed, I feel hungry, but not deprived; tired, but not defeated; and maybe a little weak in body, but definitely stronger in spirit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Kosowan Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Looks like you are doing well. Congrats on breaking those crazy bad habits!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitsue Ferguson Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Thanks, Renee. But, what a wild night! Up and down all night, so I think I will nix the coffee and stick with the Rooibos! Got up tired and late. Breakfast was rushed and not as well rounded as I have been having. Had a couple good hours today, but found myself gazing longingly at the M&Ms in my coworker's trail mix. I really need to get back to the grocery store and restock my veggies! I grilled plenty of meat for the week on Sunday, but I am not in the habit of keeping a variety of veggies on hand. So today it was: Breakfast- Grillled pork loin, 1 egg, asparagus, tea Lunch- grilled hamburger, tossed salad, snap peas, almonds, tea Dinner- Pork roast, brussel sprouts, water Again, I am hungry, but don't want to eat now, because I want to hit the sack soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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