KTFleming Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Hello all! I am starting the Whole 30, Monday May 16th for the first time. I eat generally well already BUT I do have issues when it comes to sugar. I have developed a bad habit as to always searching for a sweet treat after lunch or dinner, even if its just a wee handful of chocolate chips. I love sweet treats and I am hoping the Whole 30 will help me break that habit. All in all, I am just extremely curious how this will effect by body! Anywho, my parents own a small grocery store and we are well known for our homemade yeast raised Donuts every Saturday morning! Business is always booming so I go in and assist them every Saturday for about 4 hours. My job is to glaze the donuts that come fresh out of the fryer. The problem is, I have to be there by 6am and I generally have little time to grab breakfast before I go. I plan to prepare some meals before I go so I can grab them and maybe take them with me. But there I am smelling the sweetness of donuts, glaze, etc for 4 hours. The temptation is so strong! I rarely go an entire donut day without consuming at least 1 donut hole! I know this will be a true test of will power but does anyone have any tips and tricks to avoid this temptation for an extended period of time like this? I usually would gravitate toward chewing gum or something to keep eating a donut out of my head. But gum is not allowed I honestly feel like this part of my Whole 30 will be the toughest challenge for me THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlaccini Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 As someone who likes to bake and to treat others to baked goods - I hear ya - but this can be done. A couple of things that do help are: The donuts will not be leaving the planet in 30 days - really they aren't. The donuts in themselves are not special and you could have one anytime - should you choose to. But you are choosing to heal your gut so donuts and sugar are something you don't eat right now. (notice my wording here. I use don't instead of can't. If you are telling yourself you can't eat that - it's almost like you are telling a child that they can't have something - we all know what happens when you tell a child "can't". It means that they really can but you just don't want them too. So in an act of rebellion - we will often make the can't into CAN. So using the word don't makes our minds think differently. It's one of those funny things) Also - I know it's early - but try to have a decent and filling breakfast. This is very important. And please do not eat fruit as part of your first meal. Fruit in the morning has a tendency of setting us up for sugar cravings for the rest of the day. Also make sure that you have a full compliant meal packed and available (again try to skip the fruit until you are out of there). Avoid snacking on nuts. A better snack would be a boiled egg, olives and maybe some crudites. And lastly - YOU CAN DO THIS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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